{"product_id":"bidhi-galing-big-rain","title":"Bidhi Galing: Big Rain","description":"\u003cb\u003ePowerful and moving, \u003ci\u003eBidhi Galing (Big Rain)\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the Wiradyuri heroes of the Great Flood of Gundagai in 1852, told through the eyes of a young girl who is rescued from the raging floodwaters by her father.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 CBCA Notable book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wagadhaany grew up near the Marrambidya Bila. She loved dancing in the rain and listening to her father, Yarri, tell her stories about life on Wiradyuri ngurambang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When white people started building on the floodplains, Yarri was worried. He knew the power of the bila and tried to warn the strangers, but they would not listen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Years later, the big rains came ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the story of the Great Flood of Gundagai in 1852 and the Wiradyuri heroes, Yarri and Jacky Jacky, who paddled bark canoes through raging floodwaters, risking their lives to save countless others.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Heiss’s powerful text, accompanied by Samantha Campbell’s evocative illustrations, is a gift of Wiradyuri culture, knowledge and language, sharing a resonant message for our times.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46053785960639,"sku":"9781761105258","price":24.74,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/83273-9327d305107d374dad52cb5e1d0ef342797787e116bd0704378e2688ee9b14c5.jpg?v=1787176154","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/bidhi-galing-big-rain","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}