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'It is time for Little Koala to leave the protection of his mother. But many challenges and dangers lie ahead for him as he searches for his own home eucalypt and learns to be independent. During his search he encounters other territorial koalas, wanders through a bushfire-ravaged landscape and endures a night of storms.' (Synopsis)
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Cover Book : Koala by Claire Saxby
2017
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— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 32 no. 3 2017; (p. 14)'The stuffed toy koalas seen in tourist shops have only a sanitised resemblance to Saxby's and Vivas's real life koala ; Nor do their animals live and idyllic life in an arcadian landscape. Their koala lives in the real world and needs to survive the vicissitudes of life in the Australian bush.' (Introduction)
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Cover Book : Koala by Claire Saxby
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 32 no. 3 2017; (p. 14)'The stuffed toy koalas seen in tourist shops have only a sanitised resemblance to Saxby's and Vivas's real life koala ; Nor do their animals live and idyllic life in an arcadian landscape. Their koala lives in the real world and needs to survive the vicissitudes of life in the Australian bush.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2018 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
- 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Eva Pownall Award for Information Books
- shortlisted — Educational Picture or Chapter Book
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