A childrens book by Islander Anna Larry with illustrations by Ron Edwards.
It is a story that parallels Three Little Pigs written in Torres Strait Creole.
An English text is also provided below the Creole text on each page.
A compilation of a number of small books -Money Belts, Turks Heads, Beginning Leatherwork, Leather Projects 1 , 2,and 3, Making a Saddle Tree, The Mongolian Saddle and Bridles Plaited and Plain.
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Contains stories about Stephen Island (Torres Strait) written and illustrated by local children, with drawings by the Edwards'.
Few Australians know anything about the Torres Strait and its people where a distinctive type of traditional tropical cooking has evolved, drawing on the Pacific Islands and Asia.
A majority of sales of this book occur where young islanders are re-discovering their traditional cuisine.
Condiments used are generally available but other ingredients are rather exotic! More common ingredients are suggested as substitutes.
Simple traditional ingredients, traditional island methods, creating tasty traditional food, based on spices, coconut milk and a variety of sea food.
The most popular belt in the bush is the plaited kangaroo lace belt. They're strong, look good and last a long time.
Detailed instructions on making plaited belts from 8-16 strands, even a beginner can make a useful belt. Various patterns are illustrated.
Mermaids and mud skippers in the oozy mangroves around Port Douglas.
Spook and Possum were real people, as were all the other characters in this book, and they used to get together at Jondaryan Woolshed once a year for the Heritage Festival.
Full size designs and project patterns to trace onto leather. Patterns for purses, bags, wallets, stubby coolers and small items. Designs with nautical themes, equestrian and floral.
Another adventure of the two old swaggies and their friends. In this one they are sold a unicorn which looks remarkably like a horse with a billiard cue tied onto its head.
All travellers should have a money belt. This gives you lots of designs to suit all sorts of situations.
Some can take items such as passports, others are almost undetectable as money belts. For the professional leatherworker, this book has 10 functional designs.
