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Koala bears are marsupials from Australia with fascinating characteristics. Unfortunately, these cute and cuddly creatures are also in grave danger from loss of habitat and disease, and they need our help. Can a new vaccine save the Koalas from a deadly disease that has infected almost all of them? Find out this and more about Koalas in this Kahani’s second book published on Free Kids Books. Sample Text from The Cute and Cuddly Koalas 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.
How 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. 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. A gorgeous special edition celebrating 35 years of this Australian classic by the bestselling and much-loved author of Where is the Green Sheep? and Possum Magic . 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 . . .Before reading Koala I had seen somewhere that Koalas were bad tempered. And I also thought they smelled bad. Both of those ideas I had about Koalas were wrong.
If the joey is a female, it sexually matures at age of three. If the joey is a male, it sexually matures at age of four. Creating this book involved researching, visiting, interpreting, and integrating numerous fields of knowledge: “Botany, ecology, Indigenous knowledge, evolution, paleontology, anatomy, conservation biology, history, toxicology, psychology, veterinary and nutritional science, and animal behavior.” We learn that two-thirds of Australia’s mammals are marsupials, more than anywhere else in the world. Like the kangaroo, koalas have outside pouches for carrying and nurturing their babies called joeys – the difference between marsupials versus mammals. But their “remarkable” and complex digestive system puts them in a class of their own. So you’re not likely to see koalas in a zoo elsewhere in the world. Feeding them their select types of gum tree leaves, fresh, makes them the most expensive animal to care for and thrive outside their native forests. The San Diego Zoo is a leading exception. If you have time, you can watch them on the zoo’s live cam: In dedicating this unusual, beautifully told story, Clode confirms what the reader delightfully discovers: there’s something in this book everyone can enjoy and learn from. When Clode lays out a “perfect world” and fears of an “apocalyptic wasteland,” she’s not just speaking about koalas. “Quite literally,” she says, she’s standing up “to protect life as we know it.” There was once a baby koala, so soft and round that all who saw her loved her. Her name was Koala Lou.This is the book I've been waiting for – for 40 years.’—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of the Octopus 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. almost two thirds of Australia's native mammals are marsupials. No other landmass in the world is as dominated by marsupials as Australia. 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.
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 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. Rigorous new scientific analysis with intimate knowledge of the koala’s enigmatic, survivalist character’ —David Owen Clode explores the complex relationship and unexpected connections between this endearing species and humans. She explains how koalas are simultaneously threatened with extinction in some areas due to disease, climate change, and increasing wildfires, while overpopulating forests in other parts of the country.In the end, it was not he Australian government who stopped the slaughter, but an American president. Hoover responded by prohibiting the importation of koala and wombat skins into the United States, and the trade eventually dried up.
Koala is a winner …Easily readable, with a welcomed personal touch. I highly recommend this book.’—Marc Bekoff, author of A Dog’s World And this koala is determined to be at the very top of EVERYTHING. From a mast in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to the Parliament House flagpole in Canberra, this koala travels around Australia and tops it all! 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 The tree-dwelling koala is one of Australia's most iconic species, yet it is threatened by habitat loss. Danielle Clode, a natural storyteller, has written an insightful book that deepens our understanding of this fascinating animal and highlights the urgency of its survival.’—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees Mem Fox's books are like a warm blanket; they have a way of making the world seem a little cosier.' The AgeYou 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. Why do koalas only eat specific types of leaves from one species of tree: Eucalypts? A designation referring to “800 or 900” types of gum trees. One thing that surprised me about Koalas is that they eat mostly eucalyptus trees. I had never thought about what might eat a eucalyptus tree. Also I never knew that eucalyptus trees were so poisonous. Koala is filled with interesting facts about Koalas and marsupials. In one chapter Danielle talks about the similarities between Marsupials and Placental animals. I also learned that north Americas marsupial is the Virginia opossum. I never knew that North America had a native marsupial. Now I do.
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