'The best books, reviewed with insight and charm, but without compromise.'
- author Jackie French

Saturday 5 September 2020

Giveaway: Nature Storybooks: Kookaburra and Dry to Dry


Kookaburra and Dry to Dry are two new exciting new additions to the narrative nonfiction 'Nature Storybooks' picture book series.

Kookaburra, by the Dingo team of, Claire Saxby and Tannya Harricks, is perhaps Australia's best-loved bird, is shown in all her glory in a stunning and vivid landscape. Follow along as Kookaburra finds food for her young and goes searching for a nest with her mate.

Dry to Dry is the follow-up to the award winning, Desert Lake by  Pamela Freeman and Liz Anelli. In the tropical wetlands and escarpments of Kakadu National Park, the seasons move from dry to wet to dry again. Those seasons have shaped the astonishing variety of plants, animals, birds, insects ... migratory birds by the thousands, grasshoppers and owls, lizards and turtles, fruit bats and spear grass. And, gliding past them all in the rivers and waterholes, the long, sinuous shapes of crocodiles ...

To celebrate the release of these beautiful new titles, the inspirational folk of Walker Books Australia have a copy of each of these picture books to giveaway.

For the chance to win this double book prize, in 25 words or less, tell us what is your favourite Australian nature fact?

Email your answer along with your name and postal address to dimity. The response we like best will win a copy of this amazing new release. Competition is open to anyone, worldwide, so long as they have an Australian postal address for delivery of the books. Please note, we cannot deliver to PO Boxes. Entries without a name and street address will be ineligible. Winners will be announced right here on our website on 14 September 2020.

Competition runs from 5.00 am 5 September 2020 to 5 pm 12 September 2020. Adults can enter for those aged 17 and under. This is a game of skill, not chance. The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.