Animal books for children

Australia’s Baby Animals

Jess Racklyeft

Bestselling creator Jess Racklyeft delivers a stunning follow-up to CBCA shortlisted Australia: Country of Colours,celebrating Australia's most precious baby animals through the places they call home.

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Extreme Animal Facts

Jennifer Cossins

Explore over 140 of the world's most extraordinary animals in this beautifully illustrated book from CBCA award-winning author-illustrator Jennifer Cossins.

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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals

Sami Bayly

Discover the incredible features and characteristics of some of the natural world's most fascinating extinct and critically endangered animals in the latest gorgeously illustrated hardcover encyclopaedia from award-winning author and…

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Tardigrades

Anne Morgan, Jennifer Falkner (illus.)

Tardigrades are one of the toughest creatures in nature! These tiny little animals, nicknamed 'moss piglets' or 'water bears', have incredible survival superpowers.

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Lonely Planet Kids Deadly Animal Atlas

Lonely Planet Kids, Camilla de la Bedoyere, Dusan Lakicevic (illus.), Alek Sotirovski (illus.)

Meet the world's deadliest predators in this action-packed atlas! Navigate your way across the continents and discover killer facts, fold-out maps, and astonishing photos of sharks, crocodiles, snakes, scorpions, spiders…

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Extraordinary Elephants: Volume 2

Prof. Tim Flannery, Emma Flannery

Discover the world of elephants with explorer and scientist Tim Flannery!

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Secrets of the Forest: 15 Bedtime Stories Inspired by Nature

Alicia Klepeis, Kristen Adam (illus.)

A beautifully illustrated collection of 5 minute bedtime stories about forest wildlife by Alicia Klepeis.

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An Animal a Day

Miranda Smith

A fascinating animal for every day of the year! Dip in each day to discover a new animal to enjoy sharing with friends or family

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The Tigers’ Tale

Catherine Barr, Tara Anand (illus.)

Magnificent, powerful and mysterious, the tiger is one of the world’s most iconic animals. It is also one of most endangered. How can we save them?

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Wild About Babies

Philip Bunting

Wild babies come in many different shapes and species. From pufflings to porcupettes, meet some of our world's most incredible infants. Philip Bunting celebrates the cute and cuddly babies of…

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Picture Puzzler

Rachel Williams, Ksenia Bakhareva (illus.)

For all the picture puzzlers, who love a mystery: Go wild within these pages – a natural history!

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Nocturnal

Lucas Riera

Most living things are active as long as the sun shines on the sky, but at dusk, when the light dims, life continues.

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We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration

Robert Furrow, Donna Jo Napoli, Marc Martin (illus.)

A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of murmurations. Illustrated by the award-winning artist Marc Martin, this book about the natural world vividly…

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Bears (A Day in the Life)

Don W. Hardeman Jr., Neon Squid

A gripping story set over 24 hours where readers will come face to face with the most amazing bears in the world, written by expert Don Hardeman Jr.

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Pete Cromer: Sealife

Pete Cromer

Discover some of Australia's unique aquatic creatures through Pete Cromer's bold and beautiful animal portraits. This gallery in a book features 18 of his best loved Australian fish and marine…

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Animals: Together or Alone: A crash of rhinos, a waddle of penguins and other fun facts

Mia Cassany

Discover how and why animals decide to live in groups or alone: part natural science, part ecology. A picture book detailing the various ways animal community structures help species thrive…

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The Big Book of Beasts

Yuval Zommer,Barbara Taylor

A beautifully illustrated, informative book for children introducing them to a fascinating cast of beasts.

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The World’s Most Pointless Animals

Philip Bunting

We share our planet with some truly weird and wonderful creatures, from blobfish to pink fairy armadillos, who all (let’s be honest) seem pretty pointless. But what do these creatures…

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The Secret Life of Birds

Moira Butterfield

Sumptuous and detailed illustrations have pride of place in this magical book that mixes natural history with a splash of fantasy, creating a book to be pored over time and…

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Migrations

Charlotte McConaghy

For readers of Station Eleven and Everything I Never Told You, a debut novel set on the brink of catastrophe, as a young woman chases the world's last birds…

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Passionate About Penguins

Owen Davey

Owen Davey’s popular non-fiction series continues with a captivating and stunningly illustrated guide to penguins.

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Australian Backyard Birds

Myke Mollard

Myke Mollards signature illustrations and engaging text bring kids up close and personal with over 150 of Australia's colourful and characterful backyard birds. These are birds most commonly seen in…

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The Big Book of Birds

Yuval Zommer

The newest book in Yuval Zommer’s highly popular “Big Book’ series introduces young children to some of the world’s most colourful, magnificent, silly and surprising feathered creatures.

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Flight

Mya-Rose Craig, Lynn Scurfield (illus.)

From a world-renowned young activist, Mya-Rose Craig will share her love of birds and reveal some of their astonishing secrets.

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Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals

Gabrielle Balkan

It’s a book of world records… of bones! Guess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest, spikiest, and more. With touchable skeletons!

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It’s Tough to be Tiny: The secret life of small creatures

Kim Ryall Woolcock

Being tiny is tough! You can’t reach the highest shelf where the cookie jar sits, and the big kids always steal your lunchtime snacks. Don’t get me started on going…

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The Wonders of Nature

Ben Hoare

A stunning gift book filled with the real stories behind the beauty of our natural world.

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Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild

Joshua David Stein

Celebrate the beauty and strength of solitude with this poetic observation of the animal kingdom and those who move through it on their very own.

That silvery cloud swimming in…

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Mad About Monkeys

Owen Davey

Ever wondered what monkeys are and what makes them so special?

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Beware The Burmese Pythons: And Other Invasive Animal Species

Etta Kaner

A kid-friendly introduction to invasive animal species. It might not seem like a big deal when a non-native animal species finds its way to a new environment. But it can…

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Toxic: The World’s Deadliest Creatures

Ico Romero Reyes,Tania Garcia

Discover a spine-tingling collection of toxic animals, and learn about the astonishing strategies they use to deliver venom and poison.

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The Magnificent Book of Extinct Animals

Weldon Owen

Animals of every size and variety have disappeared from our planet for eons–most recently due to humans–but they can still be seen and known. Each entry includes full color illustration…

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Amazing Animal Journeys: The Most Incredible Migrations in the Natural World

Philippa Forrester

A fascinating and detailed look at the incredible journeys that occur in the animal kingdom

Join animals on epic adventures, and travel through the natural world with them.

Across the…

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Smart About Sharks

Owen Davey

Smart About Sharks uses fun illustrations to explain the ins and outs of the ocean’s most fascinating and misunderstood creatures.

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Lift-the-flap Strongest, Cleverest, Deadliest…

Darran Stobbart,Lan Cook

A fact-packed flap book of weird and wonderful record-breaking plants, animals, people and machines.
In this stylish follow-up to ‘Lift-the-Flap Biggest, Fastest, Tallest’, readers can find out what the strongest…

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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals

Sami Bayly

Dangerous animals get a bad rap, but this beautifully illustrated encyclopaedia helps us appreciate the incredible features of some of our more hair-raising animal species.

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Built by Animals: Meet the creatures who inspire our homes and cities

Christiane Dorion

Built by Animals introduces us to the creatures who know how to build, and looks at how their techniques have been copied in human construction.

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The World’s Most Ridiculous Animals

Philip Bunting

We share our planet with some truly bizarre and flamboyant creatures, from Panther Chameleon to Nudibranchto, who can seem rather ridiculous. The World’s Most Ridiculous Animals shows you the amazing…

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Explore Your World: Creepiest Crawly Critters: Explore Your World #4

Prof. Tim Flannery,Emma Flannery

Get ready to get up close and personal with the creepiest crawly critters with real-life explorer and scientist, Professor Tim Flannery. You may think you know all that’s around you…

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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals

Sami Bayly

Marvel as you enter the fascinating hidden world of ugly animals in this encyclopaedia of the animal kingdom’s most unusual and beauty-challenged species. It’s time for ugly animals to shine!

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If the World Were 100 Animals

Miranda Smith

A thought-provoking book for children aged 5+ years that explores biodiversity and opens up key discussions about the environment and the topical issues highlighted in David Attenborough’s documentary Extinction: The…

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Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!

Tim Flannery

The first book for children from renowned author and scientist Professor Tim Flannery, exploring the world’s weirdest and most fascinating animals in all their bizarre glory!

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Nature’s Treasures: Tales Of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects From Nature

Ben Hoare

Extraordinary stories from nature by best-selling author Ben Hoare, told through a captivating array of more than 100 natural objects

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Amazing Animal Treasury

Chris Packham

Join CHRIS PACKHAM on an epic exploration of the animal kingdom in this ultimate animal treasury.

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Amazing Animal Babies

Aina Bestard

Have you ever wondered how animals have babies? Maybe you’ve seen your cat or dog give birth - but what about a turtle or a seahorse? There are lots of…

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The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals

Tom Jackson

"From predatory orcas powering through the waves to green anacondas ready to deliver a deadly squeeze, this book captures a variety of dangerous animals through stunning illustrations. You'll meet charging…

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Animal BFFs: Even Animals Have Best Friends!

Sophie Corrigan

Learn all about the funniest friendships in the animal kingdom with Sophie Corrigans cute and cuddly artwork.

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How Animals Build

Lonely Planet Kids,Moira Butterfield

This beautifully illustrated hardback explores the incredible world of animal architects. Children can lift the flaps and open gatefolds to discover amazing animal homes up high, underground, on land and…

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Animal books for children

Australia’s Baby Animals

Extreme Animal Facts

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Extinct Animals

Tardigrades

Lonely Planet Kids Deadly Animal Atlas

Extraordinary Elephants: Volume 2

Secrets of the Forest: 15 Bedtime Stories Inspired by Nature

An Animal a Day

The Tigers’ Tale

Wild About Babies

Picture Puzzler

Nocturnal

We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration

Bears (A Day in the Life)

Pete Cromer: Sealife

Animals: Together or Alone: A crash of rhinos, a waddle of penguins and other fun facts

The Big Book of Beasts

The World’s Most Pointless Animals

The Secret Life of Birds

Migrations

Passionate About Penguins

Australian Backyard Birds

The Big Book of Birds

Flight

Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals

It’s Tough to be Tiny: The secret life of small creatures

The Wonders of Nature

Solitary Animals: Introverts of the Wild

Mad About Monkeys

Beware The Burmese Pythons: And Other Invasive Animal Species

Toxic: The World’s Deadliest Creatures

The Magnificent Book of Extinct Animals

Amazing Animal Journeys: The Most Incredible Migrations in the Natural World

Smart About Sharks

Lift-the-flap Strongest, Cleverest, Deadliest…

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals

Built by Animals: Meet the creatures who inspire our homes and cities

The World’s Most Ridiculous Animals

Explore Your World: Creepiest Crawly Critters: Explore Your World #4

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals

If the World Were 100 Animals

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!

Nature’s Treasures: Tales Of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects From Nature

Amazing Animal Treasury

Amazing Animal Babies

The Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals

Animal BFFs: Even Animals Have Best Friends!

How Animals Build