Sensational Australian Animals
Written by Stephanie Owen Reeder and published by CSIRO Publishing
Released February 2024
64 pages
Written by Stephanie Owen Reeder and published by CSIRO Publishing
Released February 2024
64 pages
Winner of the 2024 Royal Zoological Society of NSW Commendation Award for Children's Investigative Zoology, this fabulous and innovative book explores the fascinating world of native Australian animals through the five basic senses – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.
The book covers more than 145 truly astounding animals – from sharp-eyed whale sharks to sticky-bellied green tree frogs. It showcases the strange things these creatures can do with their eyes, ears, noses, mouths and skin! Meet unique Australian birds that laugh, frogs that quack, fish that sing, mammals that glow in the dark, seahorses disguised as seaweed, turtles that breathe through their bums and lizards that clean their eyes with their tongues!
Recommend for children aged 8 to 12 years.
"This engaging and beautifully illustrated book is a treasure trove of amazing facts that will delight and entertain both young and older readers. A fabulous resource for a home, school or public library." – ReadPlus (Kathryn Beilby), 6 February 2024
"My favourite thing about this book is how it compares the world of sight, sound, smell, taste and touch of Australian wildlife with these senses in humans. When explaining the world of making and hearing sound there is a simple illustrated diagram of a human ear, the human larynx and a bird syrinx (note the book does not shy away from hard words, but explains them in fun and effective ways).
This comparison between humans and wildlife makes the content relatable but also shows that humans are animals too, and just how similar we are to our local native wildlife." – Caitlin Griffith and Beatrix (aged 10), ParkWatch #295, March 2024
