A is for Australian Animals

A is for Australian Animals
ISBN: 9781925381009
Publication Date: 1 August 2017

A factastic tour of Australian animals, by award-winning author-illustrator Frane Lessac!

Australia is full of the most amazing animals on the planet! What animal has six thumbs What animal produces square poo What animal is made up of 95 per cent water and is highly venomous Discover the answers to these questions and more in this factastic tour of Australian animals.

• A celebration of Australian animals and places.
• Includes high interest facts and full colour illustrations of diverse animals throughout Australia. Includes species distribution maps.
• Companion to A is for Australia, which was a Notable Book for the 2016 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, CBCA Awards and Winner of the 2016 Crystal Kite Members Choice Award. Received 4/5 stars from Books+Publishing.

About the Author

Frane Lessac is an author and illustrator of international renown, having over forty children's books published throughout the world. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean island of Montserrat and London before moving to Australia. Frane has contributed her distinctive paintings to many critically acclaimed children's picture books, including My Little Island, a Reading Rainbow feature book. Also, On the Same Day in March was named a Top Ten Science Books by ALA Booklist. Frane's contribution to Amnesty International's We Are All Born Free, celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been translated into more than 30 languages and was a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her latest book is A is for Australian Animals, to be published by Walker Books Australia in 2017.