Quokka

October 1, 2019
Preschool-G Everyone's new favorite animal grins from the cover of this entry in the Australian Animals series (6 titles). This small, sweet-faced marsupial is found on the country's southwestern tip and on Rottnest Island, where it lives in small family groups. Unsurprisingly, the full-page quokka photos steal the show?just wait until you see one nibbling a berry!?but young readers will learn plenty of key facts once they redirect their eyes from these cuddly fellows to the text sharing the page. Two to four sentences appear on the two-page spreads, which are organized into three chapters: Quokka, Food, and Quokka Babies. An additional facts page offers more quokka trivia, though no mention is made of the species' vulnerable status. A glossary and index round out this squeal-inducing title.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)