CONTENTS
ARE WOMBATS PEOPLE?
MAMMALS FOR BEGINNERS
The Mouse
The Squirrel
The Rabbit
The Armadillo
The Porcupine
ADVANCED MAMMALS
The Tapir
The Llama
The Great Anteater
The Yak
The Wart Hog
PROBLEM MAMMALS
The Opossum
The Kangaroo
The Koala
The Tasmanian Wolf
The Bandicoot
The Wombat
THE POET AND THE NAUTILUS
PLEASURES OF POND LIFE
The Frog
The Toad
The Salamander
The Newt
OCTOPUSES AND THOSE THINGS
The Oyster
The Clam
The Snail
The Octopus
The Squid
The Sea Serpent
HOW TO SWAT A FLY
INSECTS FOR EVERYBODY
The Ant
The Bee
The Cricket
The Mosquito
The Gnat
The Butterfly
OPTIONAL INSECTS
The Beetle
The Firefly
The Ladybug
The Flea
The Fly
SWAN-UPPING INDEED!
BIRDS WHO CAN’T EVEN FLY
The Ostrich
The Emu
The Kiwi
The Moa
BIRDS WHO CAN’T SING AND KNOW IT
The Pelican
The Duck
The Goose
The Swan
MORE ABOUT WOMBATS
APPENDIX
The Scorpion
The Earthworm