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OverviewYirra's mum's sick of vacuuming up fur balls, the neighbours are fed up with having their undies nicked from the clothesline, and her step-dad just wants his slippers back.If Yirra doesn't find a dog-trainer soon, she'll have to give her beloved Demon to a new family - one who likes dogs who run and dig a lot.Bursting with energy and madcap fun,Yirra and Her Deadly Dog, Demon gives young readers a contemporary view of urban Indigenous life in Sydney. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anita HeissPublisher: ABC Books Imprint: ABC Books Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 20.00cm Weight: 0.098kg ISBN: 9780733320392ISBN 10: 0733320392 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 01 May 2007 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsJunior Fiction Author InformationDr Anita Heiss is a member of the Wiradjuri nation of central NSW and is a high profile author, poet, social commentator and cultural activist. Her published works include Who Am I? The Diary of Mary Talence, (1937), Dhuuluu-Yala (To Talk Straight), Publishing Aboriginal Literature and Sacred Cows. Anita has performed her works around Australia, across the USA and Canada, in Spain, Austria, Fiji and New Caledonia. She appears on ABC TVs Einstein Factor, Vulture, Critical Mass and Message Stick. She was awarded the inaugural Australian Society of Authors Medal 2003 and in 2004 she was listed in The Bulletin /Microsoft Smart 100. Her next book, Not Meeting Mr Right will be released in February 2007. Anita has worked as the Communications Advisor for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board of the Australia Council (2001-2003) and was the Deputy Director of Warawara Dept. of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University (200 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |