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One of a series of books for beginning readers. The series includes a number of titles including this big book and a teacher's book. This title presents a rap to be read aloud to a rhythm. It is designed to assist group reading in the classroom. The photographs depict a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and teachers performing the rap. Mervyn Bishop has worked as a press photographer and photographer for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. He is chairperson of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative in Sydney. Alwyn Evans is currently an independent literacy consultant and writer and children's book editor for Fremantle Arts Centre Press.