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    Koala Bare
    Koala Bare
    Koala Bare
    Ebook33 pages5 minutes

    Koala Bare

    By Jackie French and Matt Shanks

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    FOR TOO LONG KOALAS HAVE BEEN CALLED BEARS
    For too long koalas have been called bears.

    But this koala is out to prove to the world that he is BARE!

    And that never, ever, ever can a koala be called a bear ...

    From the internationally renowned author of the bestselling Diary of a Wombat comes a hilariously funny picture book that Jackie French has created with talented new illustrator Matt Shanks.


    PRAISE FOR KOALA BARE

    'The rhyming text appears so deceptively simple and effortless that it reads like an absolute treat. This book is beautifully illustrated by upcoming illustrator Matt Shanks, who creates gorgeous watercolour paintings to accompany the whimsical text.' - 100percentrock.com

    'In Koala Bare, Jackie French and Matt Shanks have created a uniquely Australian story for young children.' - Kids' Book Review

    'A wonderfully funny look at several important things: the difference between the words bare and bear, the fact that the koala is not a bear and as the reader reads on they will learn some of the attributes of bears. But the main focus is the fun, the wit of French's rhyming stanzas, the prediction of the rhyming word at the end of each phrase, the use of words like posterior, the attempts by the koala to get readers to see him as he is.' - ReadPlus

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers Australia
    Release dateOct 1, 2017
    ISBN9781460706404
    Koala Bare
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    Jackie French

    Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

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      Nice book! I loved this amazing overview of a great children’s book.

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