Abi Cushman
Greenwillow Books. An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
2023.
This informational picture books on wombats is quite charming. Cushman combines scientific facts with anthropomorphized illustrations.
Readers will learn that Wombats are marsupials and only live in Australia. (Marsupial is a type of mammal that generally carries its young in a pouch.) There are three species: Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat, Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat, and the Bare-Nosed Wombat.
Some cool facts about wombats are :
They have backward-facing pouches that helps keep the dirt out when the mom is digging.
Their butts are armored with a layer of cartilage to protect themselves from predators when they run into their burrows.
Wombats are the only animal that has cube-shaped poop!
The full-color artwork, drawn in pencil and colored digitally, bring a perfect balance to narrative. Even if you are not that interested in wombats, it is a great book to share. Readers will appreciate the dry humor of the snake who adds some comic relief to this playful, full-of-facts nonfiction title.
Included are some more specific facts of the three species of wombats, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary (“What’s a gloss-ar-ree?” asked our friend, snake)
Click here to visit the author's website for some fun downloadable activities related to this book, and other titles by Cushman.
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