Koalas: A New True Book by Emilie U. Lepthien
Kangaroos, Koalas, and Other Marsupials by Ellen Rabinowich
A Family in Australia by Rollo Browne
The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek by Jenny Wagner
Wombat Stew by Marcia K. Vaughan
Koala Lou by Mem Fox
Wombat & Bandicoot: Best of Friends by Kerry Argent
Waltzing Matilda by A.B. Patterson
Great for reading to young children, especially when studying Australia. It is a counting book featuring animals of Australia. Maybe talk about how the Australian animals differ from locally found animals. Field trip idea too to see any Australian animals at the local zoo.
It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God’s design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they fade and die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God’s design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So I’ll trust in Him for His leading
Each moment of every day.
I will look to him for His guidance
Each step of the pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.
-Bryan T. Burgess
I just recently finished reading Eragon by Christopher Paolini. It was a really fun read. Highly recommended!!