| Description |
159 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps ; 30 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Children's Book Council of Australia Notable awards 2017 |
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Eve Pownall award for information books 2017 |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Amazing Animals of Australia -- How to Use This Book -- Woodlands & Grasslands -- Forests -- Rainforests -- Arid Zones -- Mountains -- Wetlands & Waterways -- Coasts, Oceans & Islands -- Little Critters -- Glossary -- Table of Featured Parks and Animals -- Mammals: Age at Maturity -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- References -- Index of Animals -- Index of National Parks |
| Summary |
With its enticing and colourful design and its fascinating information, this is a book that children will want to pore over-either at home, in the classroom or on a road trip. This book brings together 55 national parks, selected across all Australian states and territories, and over 120 animals. It is divided into seven sections according to habitat (woodlands and grasslands; forests; rainforests; arid zones; mountains; wetlands and waterways; coasts, oceans and islands), each including a number of national parks and a selection of the fish, reptiles, frogs, birds and mammals that inhabit them. At the end of the book is a section on 'little critters'-beetles, spiders, butterflies, grasshoppers, bugs and so on. Each habitat section opens with photographs of the featured national parks and a description of the habitat. Each animal has its own page, which has a stunning colour photograph of the species, a map of its distribution range, its conservation status and scientific information about the species. The information is divided into the following sections: 'Fast Facts' gives you all the vital statistics, such as size, lifespan and number of young; 'Where Does It Live?' tells you where in Australia you can find the species and provides details about its home; 'What's Its Life Like?' tells you a bit about how the animal moves, behaves, eats and has young; and 'Interesting Info' has quirky and fascinating facts |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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juvenile Nonfiction |
| Notes |
"Foreword by the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove"--Cover |
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National Library's N copy signed by the author. ANL |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index |
| Audience |
For children 8-12 years |
| Notes |
Winner of the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books; the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards (CBCA) 2017 |
| Subject |
Amphibians -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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Animals -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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Animals -- Australia -- Pictorial works.
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Animals -- Australia.
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Birds -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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Birds -- Australia.
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Birds -- Australia -- Pictorial works.
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Invertebrates -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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National parks and reserves -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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Mammals -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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National parks and reserves -- Australia.
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Reptiles -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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Zoology -- Australia -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Cosgrove, Peter, 1947- writer of foreword
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National Library of Australia, issuing body
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| ISBN |
9780642278883 |
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