Wombat walkabout / Carol Diggory Shields ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0525478655
- 9780525478652
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Concepts | Shields, Carol Diggory | Available | 33111005626490 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Early one morning when the sun came out, Six woolly wombats went walkabout.
This whimsical counting poem follows six brave little wombats on walkabout in the Australian outback. But the wilderness is bound to bring more excitement than an innocent counting game. Soon enough, the curious wombats learn to beware the hungry dingo!
Caldecott Medal-winner Sophie Blackall's delicious illustrations set the adorable wombats in a lush world of golden wattles, billabongs, kookaburras, and gum nuts. With marvelous wordplay and irresistible read-aloud phrases, this ingenious text from Carol Diggory Shields is sure to become a well-worn favorite. Accompanied by a short, simple glossary of Australian terms and wildlife.
Rhyming text follows six little wombats on walkabout and a hungry dingo who is following them. The dingo snatches them up, one by one, until the remaining two wombats set a trap, turn the tables on him and rescues their friends. Includes a glossary of Australian words used in the book.