''The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales'' (1957) is an anthology of indigenous myths and legends for children, compiled by Australian author Enid Moodie Heddle, illustrated by Nancy Parker. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1957.Austlit - ''The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales'' edited by Enid Moodie Heddle
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This anthology contains a selection of Australian Aboriginal legends, and myths from New Zealand, Fiji, New Guinea, Tonga, Borneo, Micronesia and the Solomon Islands.

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In a survey of possible Christmas book gifts for children in ''The Age'' in 1957, Dennis Dugan noted: "Miss Moodie Heddle has drawn on the work of such writers as Mrs. Langloh Parker, Mervyn Skipper, Roland Robinson, Eve Grey, Dal Stivens and Lance Skuthorpe for this excellent collection.""Books About Australia" by Dennis Dugan, ''The Age'', 11 December 1957
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales, The Australian children's books Australian folklore Australian Aboriginal mythology 1957 children's books Collections of fairy tales CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award-winning works Children's books about Aboriginal Australians

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