Australian Baby Animals

(Board book)

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A classic showcase of Australian baby animals and their families for very young children from a consummate author/illustrator.


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.

Reviews

Another winner from talented WA author/illustrator Fran Lessac, this colourful, informative book about Australian baby animals is sure to entertain and delight young children as well as adults. * Writing WA *

Author Bio

Fran Lessac is an author and illustrator of international renown, having over forty childrens books published throughout the world. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat and London before moving to Australia. Fran has contributed her distinctive paintings to many critically acclaimed childrens picture books, including My Little Island, a Reading Rainbow feature book. Also, On the Same Day in March was named a Top Ten Science Books by ALA Booklist. Frans contribution to Amnesty Internationals We Are All Born Free, celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been translated into more than 30 languages and was a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her most recent Walker Books are A is for Australian Animals and Under the Southern Cross.