Other editions of book Baby Koala

A Nature Babies title. The baby koala waits until she is six months old before she emerges from her mother's pouch. The baby isn't that curious about the outside world at first, but she's content to go along for the ride in Mother's pouch. Later she'll ride piggyback as they search the trees for the most tender eucalyptus leaves. But one day soon the youngster will have to face one of the greatest dangers in a koala's life -- fire. Each Nature Babies book includes: Original color photographs taken in the wild Simple, informative stories A Did You Know? section of interesting facts Introduction, table of contents, and index for parents and teachers A fine introduction to nature for preschoolers and primary readers.

In an Australian eucalyptus forest, a baby koala sleeps inside her mother's pouch. At first she isn't curious about her surroundings and never leaves the warmth and safety of the furry pouch. When she is six months old, she finally crawls out for the first time. Later the little one rides on her mother's back when they search the forest for tender leaves to eat. The young koala has lots to learn before she faces the outside world alone, including the greatest danger of all - a forest fire. Original color photographs taken in the wild Simple, informative stories Includes a Did You Know? Section of interesting facts Complete with introduction, table of contents, and index for parents and teachers A fine introduction to nature for preschoolers and primary readers