30 Amazing Australian Animals [Hardcover]

Christopher Cheng (Author), Gregory Rogers (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2007 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

Australia is an extraordinary country and many unusual creatures call it their home. On land and in the sky, under the ground and underwater, that's where you'll find them. This non-fiction collection of animal stories lovingly places each amazing creature in the spotlight - with facts, figures, scientific names, gestation periods and breakout boxes to help bring them to life. Thirty of our most amazing animals have been selected from a parade of potential stars, from bilbies to dugongs, from koalas to blue-ringed octopi, from cicadas to kookaburras, from crocs to goannas, they're all here. And you'll find some invaders too. So beware!

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About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christopher Cheng is a primary school teacher by profession and spent 8 years as Education Officer at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Chris has had more than 20 books of fiction and non-fiction published in Australia and overseas. He is also Co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI, (the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) and in recent years Chris has been seen promoting literacy for the Federal Government's National Literacy and Numeracy initiative (www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au). He has created book lists, hints for parents and podcasts, and been actively promoting Australia's wonderful children's books. Chris says that he has the best job in the world.ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR Gregory Rogers studied fine art at the Queensland College of Art. Gregory's first major illustration commissions were book covers for young adult novels for University of Queensland Press. He has since illustrated a large number of educational and trade children's picture books. Among these are AUNTIE MARYS DEAD GOAT by Margaret Card, THE POSTMANS RACE by Ian Trevaskis, TRACKS by Gary Crew, LUCYS BAY by Gary Crew, WAY HOME by Libby Hathorn and RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME by Nigel Gray. In 1995, Gregory won the Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrations in WAY HOME. He is the first, and to date only, Australian illustrator ever to have won this prestigious British award. WAY HOME also won a Parents' Choice Award in the US and was shortlisted for the ABPA Book Design Awards. Gregory's most recent picture books include BEYOND THE DUSK by Victor Kelleher, and PRINCESS MAX by Laurie Stiller for Random House Australia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Random House Australia; 1st edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1741661919
• ISBN-13: 978-1741661910
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,879,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Weird World of Australian Animals, September 11, 2009

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Chris Eboch "children's book author" (New Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 30 Amazing Australian Animals (Hardcover)

You don't have to be Australian to know that they have a lot of strange creatures down there -- from kangaroos to koalas to wombats to the platypus. This book introduces 30 of them with bite-size fun facts. Who wouldn't want to share these kind of quirky tidbits?