Wombat Underground - A Wildfire Survival Story

During the fire season in Australia, a wombat allows its underground shelter to become a place of refuge for other vulnerable animals in need. Discusses Australia's devastating 2019-2020 fire season, in which many animals lost their lives or their habitats.

About the author

Sarah L. Thomson has published more than forty books, including award-winning prose for children and young adults, fiction and nonfiction, picture books and novels. Her work includes poetry for the youngest readers as well as nonfiction about gorillas, sharks, plesiosaurs, saber-toothed cats, and other fascinating creatures. Sarah lives in Portland, Maine and she invites you to visit her at www.sarahlthomson.com.
 
Charles Santoso has illustrated many books, including Dandy by Ame Dyckman, I Don’t Like Koala! by Sean Ferrell, the New York Times bestseller Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, and Ida, Always by Caron Levis. He moves between different countries to live and work but calls Sydney, Australia home. He invites you to visit him at www.charlessantoso.com.
 

Summary

Inspired by viral online stories during the 2019-2020 wildfires in Australia featuring wombats 'saving' other animals taking shelter in their burrows, here is a lyrical story about strangers in need of refuge.

Foreword

Inspired by viral online stories during the 2019-2020 wildfires in Australia featuring wombats 'saving' other animals taking shelter in their burrows, here is a lyrical story about strangers in need of refuge.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Santoso, Santoso Charles, Sarah L Thomson, Sarah L. Thomson
• Assisted by: Charles Santoso (Illustration)
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.04.2022
• EAN: 9780316707060
• ISBN: 978-0-316-70706-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 284 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mammals