Nip and Tuk: Down by the Billabong is a short story about a beautiful place where animals gather, meet, and play on a hot summer day.

From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. The illustrations are by the aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace, whose distinctive, colourful work is known throughout Australia and beyond.

A young boy and his grandfather see increasingly larger groups of animals down at the billabong, from a bird standing on one leg to five golden honeybees.

This third Indigenous First Discovery Book from Discovery Press uses Aboriginal symbols and clever book design to tell a simple educational story for babies and toddlers. Artist Debbie Austin depicts the animals of the Australian bush as they go to the billabong on a hot day. Each page has the centre cut out so that children can always see the shiny reflective billabong at the end. All Aboriginal symbols used here are familiar to young readers, as they appeared in Debbie's last two books, 'Animals' and 'People and Places', released last year. Both books were well-received by parents and educators, making 'At the Billabong' a highly anticipated early-education title. Babies AND their parents will love this beautiful baby board book. 'At the Billabong' is available 1 December 2009. The cover image above is unfinished; the printer is adding metallic blue paint to the centre circle, to represent the billabong. The image represents (clockwise from the top left corner) kangaroos, people, emus and dingos all travelling to the billabong for a cool drink. All children love learning to draw pictures and tell their own stories using these traditional Aboriginal symbols.

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!

The go-to introductory guide to Australia's diverse wildlife and habitats Ideal for the nature-loving traveler, Wildlife of Australia is a handy photographic pocket guide to the most widely seen birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and habitats of Australia. The guide features more than 400 stunning color photographs, and coverage includes 350 birds, 70 mammals, 30 reptiles, and 16 frogs likely to be encountered in Australia's major tourist destinations. Accessible species accounts are useful for both general travelers and serious naturalists, and the invaluable habitat section describes the Australian bush and its specific wildlife. Animal species with similar features are placed on the same plates in order to aid identification. Wildlife of Australia is an indispensable and thorough resource for any nature enthusiast interested in this remarkable continent. Easy-to-use pocket guide More than 400 high-quality photographs Accessible text aids identification Habitat guide describes the Australian bush and its specific wildlife Coverage includes the 350 birds, 70 mammals, 30 reptiles, and 16 frogs most likely to be seen on a trip around Australia