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Title: The rescuers down under.

Call Number: E RES

Publisher: Gallery/Twin Books,

Publication Date: c1990.

Note: Based on the Walt Disney movie. Retells the story of some animal rescuers who come to the aid of a young boy at the mercy of a ruthless poacher.

Title: Possum magic /

Author: Fox, Mem,

Call Number: E FOX

Publisher: Gulliver/HBJ,

Publication Date: 1990, c1983.

Note: When Grandma Poss's magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more.

Title: One woolly wombat /

Author: Trinca, Rod.

Call Number: E TRI

Publisher: Kane/Miller,

Publication Date: 1985, c1982.

Note: Humorous illustrations depict fourteen Australian animals, introduced in rhyme, along with the numbers from one to fourteen.

Title: The Boastful Frog

Author: Preller, James & Maria

Call Number: Prof 398 Pre

Publisher: Scholstic

Publication Date: 1993

Note: Big Book aboriginal tale from Australia. This Aboriginal "pourquoi" tale explains why frogs croak.

Title: Wallaby Creek /

Author: Powzyk, Joyce Ann.

Call Number: 599.099 POW

Publisher: Lothrop,

Publication Date: 1985.

Note: The author describes the varied assortment of animals she observed during a stay at Wallaby Creek, Australia. Her own watercolor paintings of many animals accompany her descriptions.

Title: Down under, down under :

Author: McGovern, Ann.

Call Number: 508.943 MCG

Publisher: Macmillan,

Publication Date: 1989.

Note: A twelve-year-old girl recounts her experiences on the Great Barrier Reef.

Title: Kangaroos /

Author: Burt, Denise.

Call Number: 599.2 BUR

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,

Publication Date: 1991.

Note: Presents, in text and photographs, the habits, life cycle, and natural environment of the kangaroo.

Title: Wombats /

Author: Triggs, Barbara.

Call Number: 599.2 TRI

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,

Publication Date: 1991.

Note: Presents, in text and photographs, the habits, life cycle, and natural environment of the Australian wombat, one of the world's largest burrowing animals.

Title: Australia /

Author: Georges, D. V.

Call Number: 919.4 GEO

Publisher: Childrens Press,

Publication Date: 1986.

Note: Introduces the geographical features of Australia, its animals, and Aborigines.

Title: Australia /

Author: Lepthien, Emilie U.

Call Number: 994 LEP

Publisher: Childrens Press,

Publication Date: c1982.

Note: Introduces the history, geography, geology, industries, animals, Aboriginals, tourist attractions, and other aspects of Australia today.

Title: This Place is Lonely...Australia

Author: Vicki Cobb

Call Number:

Publisher: Walker Publishing Co

Publication Date: 1991

Note: This book details history, geography, animals, people, and the land in very age-appropriate language.

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