Natur- & Tierbücher

Once, the kangaroo couldn't jump. Find out how that changed in this lively tale adapted from one of Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories".

This title is part of the Usborne Reading Programme (First Reading, level 1) with simple, charming text, puzzles after the story to consolidate learning, and gorgeous atmospheric full colour illustrations by John Joven throughout.

A first reading book. Ages: 4+

For ages 3+. A Steve Parish Story Book.

In Wombat's Friend, the wombat we met in Wombat's Secret is told she's strange because of her friendship with the wallaby. She must work out what is important to her: the opinions of others, or her friendship.

In Wombat's Secret, a little wombat learns that the kangaroos have a secret. She sets off to discover what it is.

The common wombat is a mammal that raises its young in a backward-facing pouch. They have poor eyesight and use their sense of smell to find food. Wombats spend the day in a burrow and come out to feed on grasses at night when the air is cool.

Rebecca Johnson is an award-winning primary school science teacher and has written more than 60 books for children.

One day, on the banks of a billabong, a very clever dingo caught a wombat ... and decided to make... wombat stew.

Wombat stew, gooey, brewy, yummy, chewy, wombat stew! In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. ...

For ages 3 - 6 years old. A Steve Parish Story Book.

In Wonderful Wallaby, a young bridled nailtail wallaby has been spotted by a hungry wedge-tailed eagle. Fortunately, the Mareeba rock-wallaby comes to the rescue.

Besides nailtail wallaby photographs, the book also has numerous photographs of a wedgetail eagle, red kangaroo, and a Mareeba rock wallaby.

The bridled nailtail wallaby is found only in and around a national park in central Queensland. The Mareeba rock-wallaby is found in a small area of north Queensland.