Dexter: The Courageous Koala

(, 3rd edition)

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The final book in a series that celebrates Australia's animals! Ages: 8-12 twelve-year-old Ashley is going to stay with her Aunt Micky who lives near Byron Bay. Micky has spent many years looking after rescued wildlife, but when a freak storm hits and they discover a baby koala and his mother, Ashley is drawn into the reality of what caring for wildlife, such as koalas, really involves. From the author of Stay the Last Dog in Antarctica and Paruku the Desert Brumby comes a heart-warming and moving story about one of Australia's best-loved animals

Author Bio

Jesse Blackadder is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, freelance journalist and a budding screenwriter. Her novel THE RAVEN'S HEART won the Benjamin Franklin award for historical fiction (USA), and she was awarded an Antarctic Arts Fellowship for her novel CHASING THE LIGHT.