DIARY OF A WOMBAT

Book ID/图书代码： 06001005B07895

English Summary/英文概要： A delightful and entertaining peek into the life of one very busy wombat! Monday Morning: Slept. Afternoon: Slept. Evening: Ate. Scratched. Night: Ate. A typical day. Don’t be fooled. This wombat leads a very busy and demanding life. She wrestles unknown creatures, runs her own digging business, and most difficult of all - trains her humans. She teaches them when she would like carrots, when she would like oats and when she would like both at the same time. But these humans are slow learners. Find out how one wombat - between scratching, sleeping and eating - manages to fit the difficult job of training humans into her busy schedule.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 來自南半球的童言童畫 / 澳大利亞暢銷兒童圖書 首選No.1
版權已售多國的澳洲童趣故事
《口袋熊日記》

澳洲最著名的插畫家描繪出內容生動有趣，給人視覺的饗宴，透過他的作品，可以一探他源源不絕的創意和藝術才華。澳洲是世界上許多最獨特、最可愛動物的故鄉，如袋鼠、無尾熊、袋熊、鴨嘴獸等，澳洲繪本插畫家的靈感及創作元素，很多是來自於此。
袋熊是無尾熊的遠親，但是牠不住在樹上也不靠橡膠樹葉為生，牠們用孔武有力的雙爪在樹樁下、木塊下或小河岸邊挖掘地道，而以吃樹根、樹葉及樹皮為生。
《口袋熊日記》述說澳洲獨有的動物袋熊，行動可笑、樣子可愛，口袋熊最喜歡的事情是挖洞、吃東西和睡覺，並且以此打發每天偷偷溜走的美麗時光……這是他的小日記，慵懶地記錄著自己平時「忙碌」的每一天。讓你看了，也想過上和他一樣的幸福生活(CL)

Awards/获奖情况： Reviews
What, exactly, do wombats do all day? One enterprising wombat answers that question and a few others in diary form in French’s (No Such Thing) tongue-in-cheek picture book. After explaining his unique Australian heritage, the star of this volume paints a funny, if rather dull, picture of his daily routine. "Monday Morning: Slept./Afternoon: Slept./ Evening: Ate grass./ Scratched./ Night: Ate grass." Things begin to perk up, however, when the wombat discovers its new human neighbors. Before long, the always-hungry creature is at their door begging for food (preferably carrots or oats), digging in their garden ("Began new hole in soft dirt") and turning his neighbors’ belongings into scratching posts. Happily, the human family appears to take the antics of their adopted wild "pet" in stride (though the wombat sees things a bit differently "Have decided that humans are easily trained and make quite good pets"). Whatley (the Detective Donut books) appears to relish this character study; he paints the chocolate-brown wombat in numerous poses and expressions--rolling, scratching, sleeping, chewing--on an ample white background. The artist gives the star expressive eyes without anthropomorphizing her. The often cuddly looking wombat may leave some readers envious of its languid lifestyle. And those curious about other animals’ activities can explore Diary of a Worm, Ages 4-7. (Aug.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information. ---From Publishers Weekly

Kindergarten-Grade 2-Through simple sentences and hilarious yet realistic acrylic illustrations, readers are treated to a week of observations made by a young female wombat who becomes chummy with a human family. The diarist’s obsessions with sleep and carrots allow a rest from heavier chuckles over a confrontation with a welcome mat: "Discovered flat, hairy creature invading my territory. Fought major battle with flat, hairy creature. Won battle. Neighbors should be pleased. Demanded a reward." French’s text, in Kid’s Stuff Plain font, also indirectly informs on habitat and wombats’ nocturnal lifestyle. Whatley gives a sublime balance of the adorable charm of the creature, along with its drawbacks as an acquaintance. This title will team nicely with Margaret Spurling’s Bilby Moon (Kane/Miller, 2001) for studies of Australian wildlife. Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA---From School Library Journal

About the Author/作者介绍： Jackie French is a highly esteemed writer for children and adults with more than 100 books to her credit. She lives in Australia with her family and usually one or more wombats. Her web site is www.jackiefrench.com.
Bruce Whatley was born in Wales and now lives with his family in Australia. He has illustrated more than 50 children’s books, some of which he also wrote.

Format:HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：NOT AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：US (Houghton Mifflin); UK (HarperCollins); Italy (Salani Editore); Germany (Gerstenberg Buchverlag); France (Albin Michel Jeunesse); Korea (Better Books); Japanese (Hyoronsha

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