Mar 30, 2025
Murti Bunanta
Writer / Member of Alinea
Photo courtesy / credit goes to Murti Bunanta
Murti Bunanta is the author of forty-eight books for children, and the first person to receive a doctorate degree from the University of Indonesia with research in children’s literature for her dissertation. She is the founder and president of KelompokPencintaBacaanAnak (Society for the Advancement of Children’s Literature), a non-profit organization that helps develop children’s reading in Indonesia.
Book(s)
The Kalimantan Dolphin and Other Indonesian Tales
Tales (Graphics)
116 page(s), Ws Education (Children’s)
Indonesian Folktales
168 page(s),
In the Headlines
World Kid Lit / As Seen On
Sep 20, 2018
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