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4-6Grow with Me series.
This volume follows the life cycle of a koala. Beginning with general information about these eastern Australian marsupials (which are "not bears," of course), the overview covers birth, maturation, behavior (they sleep up to twenty hours per day!), diet, reproduction, and life span. Most double-page spreads have a large, clear photograph to illustrate the topic and a smaller one showing related material. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.