Cirrus@Austlit

'The female python warms her eggs for 3 months but once the baby pythons hatch they must face the dangers of the bush unaided.

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.' (Publication summary)

'This book tells the life story of pelicans: chicks hatching, feeding the chicks, growing into adult pelicans, catching food and mating.'(Publication summary)

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australian birds and other animals. This book tells the life story of the frillneck lizard: being hatched, catching food, habitat, predators, and mating.' (Publication summary)

'Brolga's parents built their nest in a shallow wetland. Both brolgas incubated the two big eggs. Brolga was the first to hatch and cut through the shell with the egg tooth on the end of his bill. The other chick was weak and could not break out of the shell . . .

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.'(Publication summary)

'It is important for children to understand the cycle of life, while learning that with such understanding comes responsibility. A responsibility to the environment.

'The "Picture Roo Book Series" does just that. In each title, Pauline Reilly, aided by the illustrations of Will Rolland, explains the life cycle of an animal native to the Australian region. Written in a style simple enough for younger children, but containing a wealth of facts, these books will aid in shaping a positive view of wildlife and the world.

'For children who wish to learn about exotic animals, and who want to gain a better understanding of the natural world they live in, the "Picture Roo Book Series" will open doors to understanding.' (Publication summary)

'This book is not another of the many fictional stories about the Tasmanian Tiger. It is designed to give a brief and easily accessible account of this large carnivorous marsupial.

'The account is a grim warning; a call for vigilance in preserving the habitat and observing the status of all our fauna, especially the increasing number of endangered species - see the prophetic statement on page 23.' (Publication summary)

'The male bird hatches the eggs and brings up the young. Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.' (Publication summary)

'The kiwi is a flightless bird that lives in the forests of New Zealand. By day it hides; by night it uses its long bill and sensitive nostrils to search for food.

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.' (Publication summary)

'The male bird sings and dances, but the female is too busy building her nest, hatching her egg and then feeding her chick.

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.' (Publication summary)

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand. This book tells the life story of the kookaburra - habitat; diet; mating and nesting.' (Publication summary)

'The galah is a member of the cockatoo family and lives in nearly every part of Australia. The parents take turns to keep their eggs warm for 24 days and care for their young for about four months.

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.'(Publication summary)

'The platypus is a monotreme which means it has one opening for passing droppings and laying eggs. Whilst they spend their active life in fresh water, they build their burrow just about the water.

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.'(Publication summary)

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australian birds and animals. This book tells the life story of the Malleefowl: chick hatching, growing to an adult, finding food, escaping predators, mating, and making a nest.' (Publication summary)

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australian birds and animals. This book tells the story of the life story of koalas - diet; habitat; and mating.'(Publication summary)

'Part of the Picture Roo Books series.

'Devils live only in Tasmania. They used to live on mainland Australia but died out. They are the largest of the flesh-eating marsupials that are known to be still alive. Marsupials keep their young in pouches and suckle them.

'Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.'(Publication summary)