As the sun sets over an Australian grassland, a hungry wombat leaves its burrow to spend the cool night looking for plants to eat. When morning comes, the wombat will waddle back to its home and spend the hot daytime hours sleeping in its protected, underground bedroom. In Wombat’s Burrow, kids will explore the world of these burrowing marsupials through clear text and large, full-color photos. Age-appropriate activities, such as describing a wombat to a friend, and critical-thinking questions give readers a chance to gain insights beyond the facts and figures. Fun information, such as the fact that the tunnels in the wombat’s burrow can be wide enough for a person to crawl through, is sure to delight young readers.

While looking for his mother, Wombat meets many animals that are not impressed with his talent for digging and thinking. But when a fire approaches, they change their minds. Masterful watercolors highlight this memorable new character.

One of Australia's most engaging marsupials, the wombat is also one of the most disparaged and least understood. This book gives a full account of the wombat's way of life and examines the many hazards that they face. Also gives practical advice on rearing orphan wombats.

Easy-to-read text and oversized, striking photos set in a colorful design introduce young readers to the wombat! Readers will learn about the wombat's unique body features, diet, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. They will also learn about the life of a baby wombat, from joey to independence. Shaded territory maps highlight areas of Australia the wombat calls home. Fun facts appear throughout, and the book closes with a full page of kid-friendly wombat facts. This title will leave readers with a deeper appreciation of the land down under and the incredible wombat! A table of contents, a glossary with phonetic spellings, and an index are included. Big Buddy BOOKS is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Learn all about the Australian “bulldozer of the bush” in a fascinating introduction to the wombat. Wombats may look soft and cuddly, but they are determined and tough, with sharp teeth that never stop growing, limbs that they use to shovel dirt like bulldozers, and bony bottoms they use to defend their burrows. They can live for years without drinking water, getting all of their moisture from the plants they eat—and they deposit their cube-shaped poop on rocks or stumps as a warning to other wombats. Follow one of these powerful marsupials through a suspenseful day in Christopher Cheng’s engaging narration, paired with endearing illustrations by Liz Duthie and interspersed with intriguing facts. An endnote provides additional information about wombats for readers curious to learn more.

Whitley Award winner for Best Popular Zoology Book. With his usual brilliance James Woodford explores the wombat's bizarre evolutionary history and perilous future. This is popular science writing at its best: an irresistible subject in the hands of an irrepressible author.

This entry in the True Tales of Rescue provides an up-close look at what life is like at a real wombat sanctuary in Australia--straight from a wombat herself. Includes full-color photos, graphics, and maps.

Wombats dig their large burrows in the southern parts of Australia. The burrows are well designed to provide good airflow and to keep sleeping wombats dry even during rainstorms. Readers will be intrigued by this interesting creature and its habitat as this book explores the full range, from general life cycle facts To The parts of a burrow.

Presents, in text and photographs, the habits, life cycle, and natural environment of the Australian wombat, one of the world's largest burrowing animals.