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Emu L2 & L5

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emu
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Roland, narrated by Sonia Muscedure.

 

Speed Levels 2 (60wpm) & 5 (90wpm)  1 CD

ISBN:  0 86457 688 9 PP. 32

 

 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.  The male emu hatches the eggs and brings up the young.

 

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Hippocampus the Seahorse L0 & L6

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hippocampus the seahorse
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Kayelene Traynor, narrated by Donna Buckingham.
 
Speed Levels 0 (40 wpm) & 6 (100-110wpm) 1 CD
ISBN: 0 86457 689 7    PP. 32
 

Seahorses live in shallow water along the coasts of countries right around the world except where the sea becomes too cold.  The male seahorse is a wonderful "mother".  He keeps the eggs and babies safe in a pouch on his body.  Hundreds of babies are born.  Theyt are in danger and few of them live long enough to have babies of their own.

 

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Kangaroo L2

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kangaroo
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Gayle Russell, narrated by Margaret Ford.
 
Speed Level 2 (60wpm) 1 CD  ISBN: 0 86457 690 0    PP. 32
 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.  The young female Red Kangaroo's first two joeys die because of the drought.  But the third joey survives and, when he is 34 weeks old, his mother will not let him climb back into her pouch because a tiny new baby has crawled into it and fastened onto a teat.

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Kiwi L3 & L6

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kiwi
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with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Rolland, narrated by Arthur Hennessey.
 
Speed Levels 3 (70wpm) & 6 (100-110wpm) 1 CD  ISBN: 0 86457 691 9    PP. 32
 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.  The kiwi is a flightless bird that lives in the forests of New Zealand.  By day it hides, by night it uses its long bill and sensitive nostrils to search for food.

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Kookaburra L3 & L7

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kookaburra
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Rolland, narrated by Arthur Hennessey.
 
Speed Levels 3 (70wpm) & 7 (120-130wpm) 1 CD  ISBN: 0 86457 692 7    PP. 32
 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of birds and other animals in Australia and New Zealand.  The young Kookaburras help their parents to feed the babies.

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Lyrebird L0 & L5

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lyrebird
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Roland , narrated by Margaret Ford.
 
Speed Levels 0 (40wpm) & 5 (90wpm) 1 CD 
ISBN: 0 86457 693 5    PP. 32

 

Picture Roo Books  tell the life story of birds and other animals of Australia and New Zealand.  The male Lyrebird sings and dances, but the female is too busy building her nest, hatching her egg and then feeding her chick.

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The Echidna L0, L3 & L6 (2009)

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the echidna
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Roland, narrated by Margaret Ford & Edgar Metcalfe.
 
Speed Levels 0 (40 wpm), 3 (70 wpm) &  6 (100-110 wpm) 1 CD  ISBN: 0 86457 695 1    PP. 32
 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australian birds and animals.   Echidnas belong to a special order of mammals called monotremes.  They are different from other mammals because they lay eggs and the young do not get their milk from a teat.

 

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The Galah L1 & L5

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the galah
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Rolland, narrated by Mariyon Slany.
 
Speed Levels 1 (50wpm) & 5 (90wpm) 1CD  ISBN: 0 86457 696 X    PP. 32
 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australian birds and animals.  The Galah is a member of the cockatoo family and lives in nearly every part of Australia.  The parents take turns to keep their eggs warm for 24 days and care for their young for about four months.

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The Platypus L4 & L6

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the platypus
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Rolland, narrated by Polly Low.
 
Speed Levels 4 (80wpm) & 6 (100-110wpm) 1 CD ISBN: 086457 697 8 PP. 32
 
 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australiam birds and animals.  The Platypus is a monotreme which means it has one opening for passsing dropppings and laying eggs.  Whilst they spend thier active life in fresh water, they build their burrow just above the water.

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The Tasmanian Devil L1 & L4

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the tasmanian devil
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(with kind permission of Kangaroo Press and Bristlebird Books) Pauline Reilly and illustrated by Will Rolland, narrated by Edgar Metcalfe.
 
Speed Levels 1 (50wpm) & 4 (80wpm)  1 CD
ISBN: 0 86457 698 6     PP. 32

 

Picture Roo Books tell the life story of Australian birds and animals.  Tasmanian Devils live ony in Tasmania.  They used to live on mainland Australia but died out.  They are the largest of the flesh eating marsupials that are known to be still alive,   Marsupials keep thier young in pouches an suckle them.

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