This book is a part of the bestselling Australian Animals series providing young students with an engaging introduction to some unique Australian wildlife.

It profiles two of our extraordinary animals - Echidnas and Platypuses.

The highly motivating structure compares and contrasts the two species and answers questions young students have such as:

.what they look like

.where they live

.the food they eat

.their life cycles

.threats to their survival.

Features:

* labelled photographs

* life cycle diagrams

* distribution maps

* simple quiz to test comprehension