Shy the PlatypusNational Library Publishing presents a stylish, highly illustrated re-publication of Leslie Rees' classic tale, SHY THE PLATYPUS. This exciting story of the life of a young platypus describes her growing up and experiencing encounters with humans, other platypuses and different animals. Leslie Rees published over 40 children's books and won major awards (Order of Australia and NSW Premier's Award) for his 'contribution to Australian literature'. Leslie Rees' animal stories were an important part of the Australian children's books from the 1940s onwards. The Rees animal books (original editions in 1940s-50s) were republished in a number of editions by different publishers over the next 50 years. |
Contents
chapter | 1 |
DANGERS OF THE RIVER | 17 |
WILD WATERS | 33 |
chapter 7 | 49 |
A TERRIBLE FIGHT | 57 |
MAKING A NESTING BURROW | 65 |
ALL ABOUT THE PLATYPUS | 72 |
Common terms and phrases
22.0 cm Pictures 9.5 cm Pictures Adam Forster animals and birds asked Shy Australian bank beetles big platypus Boonda Cayley centimetres CHAPTER children's books claws cm Pictures Collection colour photograph Courtesy comb Correa reflexa Courtesy of Dymphna Craigieburn crawled creatures called humans Cricket dark day Shy dive Dymphna Rees Peterson eagle earth Edward Roper eggs eyes father female platypus going grass hole leapt Leslie Rees live logs look male platypus Mem Fox Merri Creek metre monotreme mother platypus native creatures nest nuzzled oil on academy Ornithorhynchus anatinus person brought Polly pushed rain reeds resting burrow river oaks roots Samuel Thomas Gill shrimps Shy and Spur Shy decided Shy swam Shy the Platypus Shy's soft South Wales Spur and Shy Strange Creatures stranger stream surface swim swirled tail tank tiny trees tunnel tussock grass Unknown artist Watagans National Park watercolour worms young platypuses