Platypus is behaving badly but could he be heading for a fall? Platypus thinks he's the very best creature in town and his constant need for attention is driving the other animals mad. Wombat, Kangaroo and Kookaburra are at a loss as to know what to do but maybe Platypus will be the author of his own downfall. Read all about how the platypus got his shape in this Australian creation tale. 'How the platypus got his shape' is written by Anne Faundez, the author of 'The day the rains fell', 'Tiddalik the Frog' and numerous non-fiction books. Anne has lived in many countries including Australia where she no doubt got her inspiration for this wonderful story.

 

There are 24 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Indigo Timmins Ltd .

Anne Faundez spent her childhood in Egypt and teenage years in Australia. She has been in publishing for most of her working life, specialising in fine arts and in education. She was reviews editor of Junior Education and Child Education magazines, and literacy consultant for Scholastic's educational division for more than ten years. She has written a range of teachers' notes, worked on various reading schemes for primary school children and published several fiction and non-fiction books for children.