Cirrus@Austlit

'As a group of kangaroos, exhausted from trying to escape a fire, meets a dead end, a wallaby comes to the rescue.'

'In Dolphin's Triumph, a baby dolphin learns that determination pays off. She practices swimming fast until she can leap from the water and fly through the air in an arch. 

'Bottlenose dolphins are marine mammals. They live in the sea, breathe air, and have warm blood. Baby marine mammals (called calves) drink their mother's milk. Dolphins enjoy swimming fast, surfing the waves, and leaping out of the water.'  (Publication summary)

'In Wombat's Friend, the wombat we met in Wombat's Secret is told she's strange because of her friendship with the wallaby. She must work out what is important to her -- the opinions of others, or her friendship. There are three species of wombat -- the common wombat (the main character in this story and the wombat who falls asleep are both common wombats), the southern hairy-nosed wombat (like the wombat who calls her strange), and the rare northern hairy-nosed wombat.' (Publication summary)

'In Cheeky Kookaburra, a young kookaburra enjoys being the comedian of his family. But when he has something important to say, no-one takes him seriously!

'The laughing kookaburra is the largest member of the kingfisher family. It is well known for its cry, which sounds like laughter. The cry of the blue-winged kookaburra is higher in pitch. Kookaburras call to claim their territory, which they share with family members. The white kookaburra is an albino that Steve Parish photographed at Healesville Sanctuary in Victoria.'   (Publication summary)

'In Little Penguins, two young brothers compete with each other in everything they do. But they take it one step too far and finally have to admit they need help.

'Little penguins are seabirds that cannot fly . They are the smallest of all penguins at about 40 cm tall and 1 kg in weight. Little penguins live and breed on the south coast of the Australian mainland, on the Tasmanian coastline, and on several islands south o f Australia. Little penguins eat fish, squid and krill, and can be seen at dusk waddling up the beach to their burrows, often in sand dunes, where they build their nests.'  (Publication summary)

'Is Freddie seeing things? There are dangers everywhere he looks but are they real or imagined? Find out how Freddie finds a unique solution to avoid going batty!

Fruit bats, otherwise known as flying-foxes, hang upside down from their perches. Valves in their veins prevent blood from collecting in their brains. Even though they live upside down, they have exceptional eyesight and unlike microbats, their smaller cousins, fruit bats don't need to use echolocation to navigate.' (Publisher's blurb)