It's an exciting morning for Joey the baby koala in this beautifully photographed book from award-winning author Nic Bishop. High above the ground, in the shade of a eucalyptus tree, Joey the baby koala wakes up hungry! Crawling over his sleeping mom, Joey goes exploring... only to find that his mother's arms is where he's supposed to be after all.In this book featuring simple text and stunning photographs of a rare interaction between a koala and her little one, award-winning author-photographer Nic Bishop brings nature to life for the youngest children. Perfect for laptime reading, this visual treat in the style of Bishop's acclaimed Red-Eyed Tree Frog includes fun facts about koalas and their habitat.

Describes the rescue and rehabilitation of a baby koala.

Describes the development of Mel, a koala living in a nature park, from birth to age eleven months.

They're cute, they're furry, they live in a pouch—they're baby koalas! Did you know that a baby koala cannot see or hear when it is born? Or that a newborn joey is about the size of a jelly bean? Uncover more fascinating facts about baby koalas, from what their habitat is like and what they eat to what their scientific name is in this bright, colorful book.

In Koala's Big Day, a baby koala travels with his mother and the othe r koalas to a gum tree that has enough leaves for everyone. The k oala is unique to Australia. It lives in eucalypt forests in eastern Aus tralia, and eats only gum leaves. Gum leaves are low in energy content, so koalas spend up to 20 hours a day sleeping. A baby koala, called a jo ey, stays in its mother's pouch for 6 months, drinking its mother's milk . It later rides on her back until it is about 12 months old. About the Author: Rebecca Johnson is an award-winning primary school science teacher and has written more than 60 books for ch ildren.

Spend a delightful day with mommy and baby koala as they experience all of the fun things that koalas do together. A great little book a that shows how every day is safe and fun when you do what comes naturally, especially when you do it with someone who loves you! A Day With Mommy & Baby Koala is an early picture book that follows the activities of a mother koala and her joey over the course of one day. The story focuses on simple activities like waking up, eating, climbing, napping, and finally sleeping. Told in rhyming prose, A Day With Mommy & Baby Koala is perfect for bedtime and offers mother and child a way to reflect back on the day's activities together before encouraging a safe, peaceful sleep through the final rhyme. A Day With Mommy & Baby Koala highlights the special relationship between mother and child touching on themes of safety, protection, nurturing and learning.

Describes the journey of a baby koala from birth to adulthood, showing the things its mother must teach it to do to survive on its own.