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A Is for Australian Animals
By Frané Lessac
Illustrated by Frané Lessac
A factastic tour of Australian animals, by award-winning author-illustrator Frané Lessac!
Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs? What animal produces square poo? What animal is made up of 95 per cent water and is highly venomous? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this factastic tour of Australian animals.
- A celebration of Australian animals and places.
- Includes high interest facts and full colour illustrations of diverse animals throughout Australia. Includes species distribution maps.
- Companion to A is for Australia, which was a Notable Book for the 2016 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, CBCA Awards and Winner of the 2016 Crystal Kite Members Choice Award. Received 4/5 stars from Books+Publishing. And A is for Australian Baby Animals.
About the author
Frané Lessac is an author and illustrator of international renown, having over forty children’s books published throughout the world. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, as well as in London, before moving to Australia. Frané has contributed her distinctive paintings to many critically acclaimed children’s picture books, including The Legend of Moondyne Joe which won the West Australian Premier’s Children’s Book Award, and Simpson and His Donkey, a CBCA Honour Book that was also selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2019, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, was awarded the Robert F. Sibert Honor Book medal and the Orbis Pictus Honor Book medal. Her latest Walker titles include: A is for Australia, A Is for Australian Animals and Under the Southern Cross.
ISBN:
9781925381009
Imprint:
Walker Books Australia
Distributor:
Walker Australia-HEDS
Binding:
Hardback
Release Date:
August 1, 2017
Dimensions:
250 x 260mm, 48pp
Stock Status:
Confirmed
Australian RRP:
$26.99
New Zealand RRP:
$29.99
Stock Level:
In Stock