1. Animals
2. Art techniques
3. Birds
4. Board books
5. Counting
6. Education
7. Indigenous languages
8. Ngaanyatjarra people (A38) (WA SG51-08)
9. Numbers

‘Yaaltjirri ngarala’ is a simple yet beautifully presented counting board book created by the Warburton Playgroup families to share with young children teaching them animal names and numbers in the Ngaayatjarra language.

Each double page spread present the number and the words in Ngaayatjarra on one page and a colourful illustration of the matching number of animals or birds on the other. The number 5 is ‘Kamurlpa marnkurrpa-kutjarra’ or five camels. The number 3 is ‘ngupanu marnkurrpa’ or 3 dingoes.

Warburton is remote community in the desert country of Western Australia with the Gibson desert to its north and the Greta Sandy desert to the south.

1. Indigenous Literacy Foundation ‘Making a difference with dedicated story times’ https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/news-events/making-a-difference-with-dedicated-story-times
2. Ngaanyatjarra Council Group ‘Warburton’ https://www.ngaanyatjarra.org.au/warburton
3. Living First Language Platform ‘The importance of first language in early childhood education’ https://www.livingfirstlanguage.org/blog/the-importance-of-first-languages-in-early-childhood-education
4. Essential Resources 1 October 2021. ‘Developing number knowledge in early childhood’ https://www.essentialresources.com.au/2021/10/developing-number-knowledge-in-early-childhood/