Australia is a beautiful place with many wonderful people and amazing animals. Many people love to learn about the animals that are native to this area as well as the plants that grow there. The animals that are native to this area are so fascinating and interesting, that many books, both educational as well as fictional, have been written about them. You might learn something new about some of your favorite animals.
1. My Boomerang Won't Come Back!
An upset Koala named Kelly is desperate to find the boomerang that she threw. She visits and talks to a variety of different animals that are native to Australia as she travels down a path to search for them. This book contains adorable illustrations. Can you spot the boomerang?
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2. Animals of Australia
This book with its beautiful illustrations serves a very important purpose. Looking at Australian wildlife provides a calming presence for those who look at these pictures. Presenting this book to someone in your life who could use some relaxation is a great idea!
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3. Australian Animals
This coloring book contains a lot of fantastic coloring pages and includes fun facts with the pictures are well. You might even come across some animals, and information about these animals, that you have never heard of before. There are 33 pictures to color!
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4. Who Am I? Australian Animals
This beautiful book takes a different approach to teach the reader information about animals in Australia. This book plays a game with the reader while giving them clues and hints about which animals that particular page is talking about.
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5. The Australian Animals Atlas
This book guide is extra special because it not only focuses on the animals that live in Australia but also takes a closer look at the habitats where they reside. Looking at different categories of animals and their characteristics about them is the central feature of this book.
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6. Australian Baby Animals
This book about animals from Australia takes a closer look at the tendencies and characteristics of the baby animals that live there. Where these animals live, how these animals behave, and who looks after they are all talked about in this colorful book.
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7. Where's My Joey?
When Mother Kangaroo loses her Joey, she asks other Australian animals if they have seen her baby. The fabulous illustrations in this book do a fantastic job at portraying this mother's journey as she looks for her joey. The stunning illustrations will have you hooked.
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8. Where's The Kangaroo?
This wonderful story is full of bright images and felt flaps that make it extra exciting. Answer the questions in this book but uncover the animals behind the flaps. Your young reader will learn about which animals live in Australia and where to find them.
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9. ABC of Australian Animals
Support and encourage your child's or students' alphabet knowledge base by looking at how this book pairs each letter of the alphabet with an animal from Australia. This book has vibrant illustrations from an Indigenous artist who captures the animals wonderfully.
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10. Explore My World: Kangaroos
Check out this National Geographic Kids Explore My World book. The amazing illustrations help support the informational text in the book. This story is also a life cycle story as it follows a baby joey as it grows into an adult kangaroo.
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11. Good Night Australia
Good Night Australia is a story of adventure as it takes the reader to some amazing places that are in Australia. Famous and hidden away location gems are explored and the animals that live in these amazing places are highlighted.
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12. The Ultimate Koala Book For Kids
This book is an excellent resource for classroom teachers and homeschooling parents. It is especially helpful if your young learner is doing a research project on Koalas specifically or on animals from Australia. Add this adorable book to your library today!
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13. The Australian Bird Guide
The Australian Bird Guide is a guide to the native birds of Australia. It has everything you need to learn about the birds that live there. Images and facts fill this wonderful and educational book. It is a very detailed guide that any bird-enthusiast needs!
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14. Living in...Australia
The Ready-to-Read Living in ... Australia reader is the perfect book to support your next lesson about animals from specific locations around the world. Follow Ruby as she explains to the readers all about her home in Australia including different parts of Australia and the animals that live there.
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15. Diary of a Wombat
This quirky titled book showcases a wombat with big plans and a packed schedule. This wombat tells the reader about the activities that fill his schedule and what his new plans are when a new group of humans move in next to him. You will be cracking up while reading!
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16. Aussie Animals Alphabet
This fun story looks at each letter of the alphabet and couples each one with an animal from Australia. The cute and soft illustrations make this book a great choice for a young learner who is still learning about letters and letter sounds!
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17. Australia: Travel for Kids
Are you planning a trip to Australia soon? Have your kids keep this travel guide in their back pockets as you travel to this land. They will learn about the wild animals that inhabit Australia, among a lot more information that they will love to read about as they go.
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18. I See a Kookaburra!
Can you see a Kookaburra hiding in the grass? You and your little reader will work together to spot the creatures on each page as you read about and learn about the different types of habitats in Australia. You will see Kookaburras and more! Check it out!
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19. Grandma Wombat
Take a look at this hilarious book with totally humorous illustrations. Grandma Wombat is a whimsical story that grandparents can read to their grandchildren and will have a great time doing so! Look and see what these curious wombats are up to.
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20. Wombats
Wombats by Elementary Explorers is a book that covers everything your students or children need to know about Wombats. Where they live, what they look like, and what they eat are just a few of the topics this very detailed book covers. The excellent illustrations help support the text!
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21. Outback
These illustrations show particular photos of 8 amazing Australian animals in motion as they run through the Outback. It will turn into a favorite book amongst your students or kids. They will learn about where the outback is and what kind of animals live there.
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22. Australian Animals Activity Book
Australian Animal Activities Book is the perfect gift for the future zoologist or biologist in your life. Take a peek into the daily life of these animals as you or your young learner work through the puzzles and games that are inside these books.
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23. Meet a Baby Kangaroo
Get all the information about these adorable and wonderful creatures. Meet a baby kangaroo and get to know everything about them! Adding this book to your library will let your kids explore and read at their own pace.
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24. Meet a Baby Koala
Similar to the book above, Meet a Baby Koala is absolutely full of facts and information about this cute, fuzzy, and fluffy baby of the wild. Book lovers will enjoy the illustrations and information. Keep this book handy if your students are doing an animal study project.
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25. The Koala That Couldn't Sleep
This lovely picture book would make an amazing addition to any bedtime routine. If your kids love listening to stories before bed, this book could help them drift off. It looks at a koala that just can't seem to get to sleep because he doesn't want to be alone.
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26. Alphabet Book of Animals From Australia
Maggie Clarkson writes this simple book as she connects animals from Australia with every letter of the alphabet. This book is helpful if your students or children are learning about these letters and are wanting to see some amazing animals at the same time.
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27. Where Are You Koala?
This book from an eco baby is a touch-and-feel book where you get to seek the koala on the pages you read from. It is a fun book that even the youngest children will enjoy because of its tactile components to it. Can you all spot the koala?
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28. Climb, Koala!
National Geographic Kids: Climb, Koala is informative and educational while including bright as well as realistic illustrations. Throughout the students reading this book, they will learn about different vocabulary words, their habitats, diet, and more!
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29. Dingoes For Kids
Read all about dingoes! Learn about everything from their diet, personality, and habitat. This native Australian animal is such an interesting topic of study and your young learners will be surprised by many different things about dingoes.
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30. Dingo Facts: Easy Learning For Kids
There is something for everyone in this book! Whether your young student is enjoying the pictures or your older learner is reading the text, they are sure to be entertained and engaged the whole way through!
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31. Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
This is yet another hit book by Eric Carle coupled with the recognizable and traditional illustrations woven throughout his work. Children will learn that every animal has a mother and they will learn about the mother's love.
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32. The Platypus Adventures in New York
Reading this book to or with your children, whether you are going to New York or not, will definitely generate some laughs and good times. These two platypus brothers are headed to New York! How will they like it?
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33. Facts About the Platypus
Check out these awesome photos and even more awesome information! This book is full of interesting facts about this terrific animal. You'll learn something new and enjoy looking at these pictures while you do it!
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34. Facts About the Tasmanian Devil
Learning about the Tasmanian Devil has never been so fun. Many readers might not know that the Tasmanian Devil is a native animal to Australia. Many readers might start out only knowing very little about the Tasmanian Devil as it is!
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35. Good Night, Little One
Snuggle up and get cozy with this adorable book! The koala family on the cover page is the perfect image to portray what is to come in this book. Follow different animal families as they get ready for bed.
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36. Edward the Emu
Sometimes the books for the youngest readers communicate such big messages. Being yourself is counted among the messages that this book communicates. Will Edward the Emu learn all about this valuable lesson? You will have a blast reading it.
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37. Koala Lou
This book is a great gift for a little one who is about to be promoted to a big sibling. What starts out as jealousy, turns into feelings much more beautiful in this story. If someone you know will have another baby soon, give this book a chance.
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38. Kangaroo To The Rescue!
National Geographic Kids strikes again with this Kangaroo to the Rescue chapter book. These animal heroes take center stage throughout this book. Take a closer look at all of the incredible things these animals did!
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39. Exploring Nature Books
If dessert is your kid's favorite part of dinner, they will definitely enjoy reading this book. When this young joey gets the dessert taken from him, he must get it back no matter how far and wide he has to travel through the outback. Can he find it in time?
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40. Riding In Mama's Pocket
This Australian picture book is created by Kreative kids and is all about joeys. Your children will have such a fun time being creative and coloring in these baby kangaroos. They will learn all about where they spend most of their time and how they get around.
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