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Eco Baby Where Are You Koala?: A Plastic-free Touch and Feel Book

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The author trained as a scientist; in parts, the book reads like a report for a graduate course assignment. For the casual reader, some of the science gets pretty deep in the middle, and might keep you from making it through this book. I'd suggest you plow on as the last third of the book is the best. Marsupials stay pregnant for a very short time and have a pouch. Koala bears stay pregnant for 30-35 days. The new born koala bear is called a joey. It weighs half a gram. When born, a joey crawls into its mama’s pouch and feeds on milk.

Koala investigates the remarkable physiology of these charismatic creatures. Born the size of tiny “jellybeans,” joeys face an uphill battle, from crawling into their mother’s pouch to being weaned onto a toxic diet of gum-tree leaves, the koalas’ single source of food. Clode’s travels with koalas range far in time and space, introducing readers to so much about these creatures beyond the shorthands they've become …Clode is a perfect guide for this journey - passionate and knowledgeable, curious and careful - and her map of all the ways these marsupials' stories intersect with ours is yet another vital dotpoint in the vast and interconnected tale of climate change.’—Ashley Hay, author of Gum: The Story of Eucalypts and their Champions I remember reading somewhere that koala fur is so think and waterproof that it was once popular for lining the greatcoats of northern armies in Siberia and fur trappers in the depths of the Canadian Yukon. Rigorous new scientific analysis with intimate knowledge of the koala’s enigmatic, survivalist character’ —David OwenHow do they know which leaves they can eat? Especially when the leaves of these trees are toxic for other creatures? (Note: a eucalyptus plant is toxic to dogs and cats.) Key is how specialized their teeth and digestive system are to their survival.

Singular might be one way to describe the author too. How often does someone spend their childhood education sailing around a continent, then attending college and winning a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University, where she earned a doctorate in zoology? One might assume her curiosity to “tell the story of the koala” was instilled early on – seeing, experiencing a stunning and wild landscape of enormous, unique biodiversity. A word that encompasses all forms of life in a geographic region. Koala Lou is the first born in a large family. She feels sad because her mother seems too busy to pay her any attention. Perhaps if she wins the tree-climbing at the Bush Olympics her mother might notice her again . . . Chasing the rare to inform all of us (Australia, southeastern and eastern coasts; spanning centuries to present-day): Imagine having “nowhere to go, nowhere to hide and no capacity to run” as a roaring fire heads your way “lighting up the horizon with a livid orange glow.” You live in a unique part of the world where bushfires are a way of life. In your world you’re rare. In the spiritual world, you’re a symbol of relaxation and peace. Yours are called “million dollar babies.” You’re simply “unlike anything else we know of.” Who are you?Nala the Koala has lost her home. . . where will she go next? Searching far and wide, Nala can’t seem to find the perfect place to settle down. Some spots are too sandy, some are too smoky, some are too scratchy. And where have all the trees gone? Gently touching on the concept of preservation, this book exposes young readers to the realities of displacement and the need to protect precious environments. By reading this book, you’re also helping out, as all royalties from the sales are donated to WIRES to help protect koalas and other Australian animals in need.

You can’t talk about koala books without nodding to Mem Fox’s Koala Lou. This heartwarming picture book tells the story of Koala Lou, the oldest sibling in a large family. Feeling sad that her mother is too busy to pay her attention, Koala Lou decides to enter the Bush Olympics in hopes of being noticed again.A vividly written and thoroughly researched celebration of the lives of koalas. Filled with fascinating and often surprising information, the book is also an invitation to honour and protect these extraordinary animals.’—David George Haskell, author of Sounds Wild and Broken and The Songs of Trees Clode, a science writer, is fortunate to live in a corner of Australia where koalas are thriving.’ —Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books A beautiful collector's edition celebrating 35 years of this touching story about mothers' enduring love. A timeless Australian classic from the beloved and bestselling author of Where is the Green Sheep? and Possum Magic. Clode does a great job weaving the story of global warming and the accompanying environmental degradation it produces, with the fate of the koalas. They aren't necessarily canaries in the world's coalmine but they certainly are in Australia's. If Clode is correct, Australians who live in the drought- and fire-prone areas of the country will suffer as well as the koalas. Just by chance, those same areas are the same ones where most of the southern koalas live.

Of the hundreds of species of eucalypts found across Australia, only seventy percent or so are recognized as koala food trees and, of these, any one individual koala might only eat three or five or ten different species. Who doesn't love a book about koalas? These beautiful story books are full of colourful pictures, perfect for celebrating Australia’s beloved furry animal. By reading these books on koalas, children will familiarise themselves with this special species and begin to understand the importance of caring for endangered animals.Koala is a winner …Easily readable, with a welcomed personal touch. I highly recommend this book.’—Marc Bekoff, author of A Dog’s World Between sleeping and eating, koalas are “an almost entirely arboreal animal.” Why it’s highly unlikely to spot them in the wild. Perched high up in these trees, they find safety away from predators on the ground. When they do climb down its nightfall, when most people aren’t searching for them. Clode’s engaging new book follows her curiosity to trace the story of koalas from their megafaunal ancestors to the 2019-20 bushfires and beyond.’ —Gemma Nisbet, The West Australian

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