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Category: Picture Books
Twowombats, two wallabies, a koala, and a tiger snake humorously squeeze into oneburrow--and reveal important truths about environmental disasters and theimportance of welcoming refugees. When afire sweeps through the Australian bush, wombats Dig and Scratch are glad tohave a cool, damp burrow to keep t
Twowombats, two wallabies, a koala, and a tiger snake humorously squeeze into oneburrow--and reveal important truths about environmental disasters and theimportance of welcoming refugees. When afire sweeps through the Australian bush, wombats Dig and Scratch are glad tohave a cool, damp burrow to keep them safe. But Dig notices that other animalsare not so lucky. When Dig invites a wallaby mother and her joey to shelter withthem, Scratch grumbles. When Dig beckons to a koala, Scratch complains. Andwhen Dig welcomes in a tiger snake, Scratch is fit to be tied--but Dig is surethere's always room for more. And when the rains come to douse the fire andbring a new threat of flooding, a crowd of creatures may turn out to be justwhat the wombats need. Inspiredby stories of animals sheltering in wombat burrows when her homeland ofAustralia experienced devastating fires, award-winning author MichelleKadarusman gets young readers up close and personal with Australian wildlife.Illustrator Maggie Zeng brings the creatures to life with a generous dose ofpersonality as they squeeze together in the burrow and work togetheraboveground. Extensive back matter includes information about wildfires, aglossary of animals, and age-appropriate context about environmental disastersand the work that is being done--including a renewal of Indigenous landpractices--to prevent them.
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