"Benny Bungarra's Big Bush Clean Up" By Sally Morgan, Ambelin Kwaymullina (Illustrator)
Benny Bungarra comes to the rescue when Olive Python's head is stuck in a plastic bottle, Colin Crow's beak is entangled in a fishing line, and Kathy Kangaroo's paw has glass in it!
Benny Bungarra's Big Bush Clean-Up is an environmental tale for Early Childhood and Lower Primary readers showing how animals are affected by rubbish left in their habitat by humans. Ambelin Kwaymullina's illustrations are an explosion of colour and cleverly show the perils faced by our native animals.
When the animals work as a team to come up with ways to look after the bush, they decide to ask the humans to REDUCE, RECYCLE and use RUBBISH BINS. But it is Benny Bungarra who has the bright idea of a BIG BUSH CLEAN-UP so the animals can also help look after the bush.
Review
"We loved it all 3 of our kids have been reading it with me ages are almost 6, 4 & 2.
My almost 6 year old really likes the message it conveys about keeping our country nice and clean so that the animals and our environment stays happy clean and healthy!
Book is very easy to read and the illustrations are lovely adding a new great base for little imaginations!” - Alannah Ross
- ISBN: 9781925360882
- ISBN-10: 1925360881
- Audience: Children
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Number Of Pages: 32
- Published: 1st June 2018
- Publisher: Magabala Books
- Country of Publication: AU
- Dimensions (cm): 22.0 x 22.0
- Weight (kg): 0.16
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About Sally Morgan
About Sally Morgan
Sally Morgan is one of Australia’s most celebrated Aboriginal artists and storytellers—an author and painter whose work has touched generations.
From a young age, Sally was drawn to art and writing, but her creative spirit was overlooked in school, where her unique style went unrecognised. It wasn’t until she began uncovering her family’s history and reconnecting with her Aboriginal heritage that her artistic voice truly came alive. That journey gave her the confidence to create with purpose—and the rest is history.
Her groundbreaking memoir My Place became a literary phenomenon, selling over half a million copies in Australia and becoming a cornerstone of Indigenous literature. Sally has since written a number of beloved picture books for children, including Little Piggies, Hurry Up Oscar, and collaborations with acclaimed artist Bronwyn Bancroft such as Dan’s Grampa. She also teamed up with her children—Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel—to co-write Curly and the Fent, a beautiful example of storytelling across generations.
Now a Professor at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at the University of Western Australia, Sally lives in Perth, where she continues to inspire with her words, art, and unwavering dedication to truth-telling and cultural connection.
Sally Morgan is one of Australia’s most celebrated Aboriginal artists and storytellers—an author and painter whose work has touched generations.
From a young age, Sally was drawn to art and writing, but her creative spirit was overlooked in school, where her unique style went unrecognised. It wasn’t until she began uncovering her family’s history and reconnecting with her Aboriginal heritage that her artistic voice truly came alive. That journey gave her the confidence to create with purpose—and the rest is history.
Her groundbreaking memoir My Place became a literary phenomenon, selling over half a million copies in Australia and becoming a cornerstone of Indigenous literature. Sally has since written a number of beloved picture books for children, including Little Piggies, Hurry Up Oscar, and collaborations with acclaimed artist Bronwyn Bancroft such as Dan’s Grampa. She also teamed up with her children—Ambelin, Blaze and Ezekiel—to co-write Curly and the Fent, a beautiful example of storytelling across generations.
Now a Professor at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at the University of Western Australia, Sally lives in Perth, where she continues to inspire with her words, art, and unwavering dedication to truth-telling and cultural connection.