Diary of a Wombat

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 0730444244
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat!Ages: 3-7 MondayMorning: Slept.Afternoon: Slept.Evening: Ate.Scratched.Night: Ate.A typical day. Don't be fooled. this wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and most difficult of all - trains her humans. She teaches them when she would like carrots, when she would like oats and when she would like both at the same time. But these humans are slow learners.Find out how one wombat - between scratching, sleeping and eating - manages to fit the difficult job of training humans into her busy schedule.

Diary of a Baby Wombat

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007351755
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Cuter, stroppier and even more determined than her mother - meet Mothball's baby. This baby wombat and her mum are finding it hard to fit into their home. When setting out to dig a new, bigger hole with room for them both, Shaggy Gully's newest resident gets some help from a friend, causes more mayhem than Mothball ever did.

Christmas Wombat

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 1460700139
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
It's Christmas - from a wombat's point of view. It's Christmas! And it's Christmas for Mothball the Wombat, too.She eats, she sleeps, she scratches,but on Christmas Eve ... Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, CHRISTMAS WOMBAT is another irresistible picture book by this extraordinary award-winning pair. Ages 3+

How to Scratch a Wombat

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618868643
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
What's the best way to scratch a wombat? In this cross between memoir and natural history, French shares her often hilarious adventures with her wombat neighbors in Australia and describes their physiology, history, and habits. Illustrations.

Baby Wombat's Week

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0730443515
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
He sleeps. He eats. He gets bored. He creates havoc wherever he goes! He′s Mothball′s baby - and he′s even cuter, naughtier and more determined than his mum. Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Baby Wombat′s Week is an irresistible new picture book by the award-winning duo of the international bestseller Diary of a Wombat.

The Secret World Of Wombats

Author: Bruce Whatley
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 0730444821
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
Companion non fiction title for the bestselling Diary of a Wombat that explores everything you've ever wanted to know about wombats. Jackie French loves wombats. She's been living with and studying them for over 30 years, and they have been featured characters in many of her books. Now her beloved wombats take center stage, as Jackie reveals everything you have ever wanted to know about them - from their zoological history to habitation and habits. Jackie also shares some personal stories from her experiences living with these wonderful creatures. There are also wombat Q&As and wombat jokes sprinkled throughout the book.

Wombat Wins

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1460703472
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
The school sports day is on and Mothball wombat is competing! She eats. She sleeps. She scratches. But can this wombat win? From the award-winning, bestselling creators of Diary of a Wombat. This is a book about a wombat ... winning. Yes, Mothball has become an athlete, albeit a little accidentally. In her never-ending quest for carrots Mothball stumbles upon the children at the local school competing in the school sports. And despite her somewhat limiting physique and lack of training, Mothball manages to go home with a gold medal. Why puff and pant when you can eat, sleep and scratch? PRAISE 'A great addition to any first reader's library and a book to be savoured many times, alone or in shared reading. Highly Recommended.' -- Reading Time

Happy Birthday Wombat

Author: Jackie French
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 1460706382
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Bestselling Mothball is back -- with birthday cake! (Carrot, of course.) She eats, she sleeps, she scratches. But today it's Mothball's birthday and it's time to celebrate! Created by author Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Happy Birthday Wombat is a very funny picture book about enjoying a special day -- as seen through the eyes of the world's most famous wombat. PRAISE FOR DIARY OF A WOMBAT AND OTHER BOOKS STARRING MOTHBALL 'French and Whatley have conjured an affectionate, believable wombat self-portrait' -- The New York Times Book Review 'I absolutely love the tone of Mothball's diary entries -- the dry brevity and classic wombat behaviour that's made this gorgeous creature an Aussie literary treasure. Whatley's divinely funny illustrations yet again make for an all-rounder of a book that will loosen smiles on readers of any age' -- Kids' Book Review

Wombat Walkabout

Author: Carol Diggory Shields
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525478655
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
Rhyming text follows six little wombats on walkabout and a hungry dingo following, envisioning them as his lunch until the wombats turn the tables on him.

Wombat Stew

Author: Marcia Kay Vaughan
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN: 9781743622575
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
In this classic Australian picture book, a dingo catches a wombat and wants to cook him in a stew. But all the other bush animals have a plan to save their friend. They trick the dingo into using mud, feathers, flies, bugs and gumnuts in his wombat stew, and the result is a stew the dingo will never forget!