Playful verses, captivating facts, and vibrant colors will have little animal lovers poring over these pages about the young of several species. Do you know which Australian baby animal is called a puggle? (Hint: it’s not a designer dog!) Which babies are called joeys? (You’ll be surprised at how many.) Which baby animals from Australia are looked after by their dad? What animal is carried around—gingerly—in its mother’s toothy mouth? Frisky little dingoes may be called pups, but so are a type of bat called flying foxes. There are so many unusual things to learn about Australian baby animals in this simple and satisfying book from award-winning creator Frané Lessac.

Your baby loves black and white! New bubs see the world differently, and this high-contrast board book is perfect for engaging their developing eyesight, strengthening their cognitive abilities and encouraging their gross motor skills. Bond with your baby and start a lifelong love of books as you introduce them to the world of adorable Australian baby animals! Open up to meet kangaroos, emus, wombats, dingoes, echidnas, koalas, kookaburras and quokkas!

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For every copy sold, PI Kids will make a donation to charities helping wildlife affected by the Australian bushfires. Want to cuddle a koala? Peek inside the Australian bush habitat to meet some adorable baby animals, including one that always seems to be smiling! Your little one will love this sweetly illustrated board book featuring koalas, wombats, bettongs, quokkas, and kangaroos.

Age range 5+ Did you know that platypus have retractable webbing on their hind feetto enable an easy transition from swimming to digging? That kangaroos can'tsweat and that the cassowary has no tongue? In Fauna - Australia's MostCurious Creatures, readers are constantly introduced to facts that delight,amaze and induce sheer wonder at the clever design and adaptability of ourmuch-loved native fauna. The information on each individual species is presented in small 'bites'to hold the interest of younger readers, while the information taken in totalgives a comprehensive summary of each species, including breeding and feedinghabits, physical characteristics, habitat and other unique and quirky features. Fauna also has a strong conservation message with an 'extinction roll call'and a rating for the vulnerability of endangered species. The stylised illustrations in Faunaare lively, colourful and informative, highlighting facts that lend themselvesmore to pictures than words e.g. the actual size of crocodile teeth, or themechanics of the echidna's beak. There is also humour in the illustrations - isthat kangaroo with dark glasses actually from a different kind of mob? Readers young and old will be delighted and informed by Fauna.

They're cute, they're furry, they live in a pouch—they're baby koalas! Did you know that a baby koala cannot see or hear when it is born? Or that a newborn joey is about the size of a jelly bean? Uncover more fascinating facts about baby koalas, from what their habitat is like and what they eat to what their scientific name is in this bright, colorful book.

"Did you know that Tasmanian devils are only the size of a grain of rice when they are born? Or that baby Tasmanian devils can climb trees? Learn more fascinating facts all about baby Tasmanian devils in this book!"--

"A classic showcase of Australian baby animals and their families for very young children. With one animal baby featured on each double page spread, this colourful introduction to iconic Australian creatures groups them according to their baby names: joeys, hatchlings, fry, chicks, puggles, pups and platypups. The animals cover the full gamut of family groups: from marsupials to monotremes and reptiles to birds. Each baby animal is described by one line of text (in bold type). And there's a special additional fact for extra interest."--Provided by publisher.

A big format board book for babies and toddlers. Bright, bold photographs of the wonderful animals of Australia, themed into habitats such as 'In the bush' and 'In the water'. Each photograph is labelled with its name and there is a simple question to answer on each page to encourage children to interact further with the book pages.