Wombats Are Pretty Weird
A (not So) Serious Guide
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 23, 2023
Wombats might be pretty weird, but they’re pretty awesome, too!
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- Who it’s for
- Wombat facts arrive with comic timing, expressive illustrations, and a snake’s conversational take.
- Themes
- Wombat biology, Animal facts, Humor
- Genres
- Mammals, Kids' Humor, Australia & Oceania
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Wombats might be pretty weird, but they’re pretty awesome, too! Wombats Are Pretty Weird is funny, kid-friendly, and informative and features sidebars, comic panels, extensive back matter, and a map. Acclaimed author-illustrator Abi Cushman’s nonfiction debut contains everything anyone could ever possibly want to know about wombats! Wombats are elusive, burrowing marsupials.
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Their teeth never stop growing, they have backward-facing pouches, and they’re the only animal to have cube-shaped poop. And if you ask their snake friend, Joey, those aren’t the only things that are weird about wombats! Abi Cushman’s Wombats Are Pretty Weird contains informative, expressive, and funny illustrations and offers an entertaining blend of narration, sidebars, speech balloons, and dialogue between Joey the snake and the wombats he meets in the wild. A refreshing departure from traditional informational books, Wombats Are Pretty Weird is a child-friendly guide to understanding the weird and wonderful world of wombats. Features extensive back matter, including a glossary.
Oddly Informative
Wombat facts arrive with comic timing, expressive illustrations, and a snake’s conversational take.
Come here for
- Cube-shaped poop and other wonderfully odd wombat facts
- A mix of narration, sidebars, speech balloons, and dialogue
Expect
- Funny, kid-friendly nonfiction with a playful feel
- A map, glossary, and extensive back matter
Where it sits
| Mammals | 65% |
|---|---|
| Australia & Oceania | 46% |
| Kids' Humor | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Facts
- Mammals
- Zoos
- Animal Welfare
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- Nocturnal Animals
- Kids' Humor
- Jokes & Riddles
- Australia & Oceania
- Authors
- Abi Cushman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 23, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Wombat biology · Animal facts · Humor
- Reading lane
- Animal Facts