Congratulations to author Stephanie Owen Reeder and illustrator Cher Hart on winning the award for
Children’s Investigative Zoology in the 2024 Whitley Book Awards presented by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW for
Sensational Australian Animals
a hardback non-fiction picture book for ages 6+ by CSIRO Publishing
01 February 2024
Explore the fascinating world of native Australian animals through the five basic senses – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.
Covering more than 145 truly astounding animals – from sharp-eyed whale sharks to sticky-bellied green tree frogs – Sensational Australian Animals showcases the strange things these creatures can do with their eyes, ears, noses, mouths and skin! Meet birds that laugh, frogs that quack and fish that sing.
What a sensational achievement for Stephanie and Cher!
