Australian Reading Challenge 2022 - hosted by curatoriallyyours

A book featuring an animal or plant native to Australia.
Once again, fiction or non-fiction could work here and the name of the animal or plant doesn't have to feature in the title, as long as it features prominently in the book.
All books added
The Space Between the Stars: On Love, Loss and the Magical Power of Nature to Heal by Indira Naidoo

The Space Between the Stars: On Love, Loss and the Magical Power of Nature to Heal

Indira Naidoo

208 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction nature emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Turtle Trackers by Samantha Wheeler
Turtle Trackers
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Samantha Wheeler

Turtle Trackers

Samantha Wheeler

192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott

Limberlost

Robbie Arnott

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper

The Fossil Hunter

Tea Cooper

384 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical dark mysterious medium-paced
Endangered: Three Plays by Sarah Hamilton, Hannie Rayson, Justine Campbell, Caleb Lewis

Endangered: Three Plays

Sarah Hamilton, Hannie Rayson, Justine Campbell, Caleb Lewis

220 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen

Dropbear

Evelyn Araluen

112 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction poetry challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay

The Animals in That Country

Laura Jean McKay

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary science fiction reflective slow-paced
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson

Song of the Crocodile

Nardi Simpson

416 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
The Muddle-Headed Wombat by Ruth Park, Noela Young

The Muddle-Headed Wombat

Muddle-Headed Wombat #1-4 omnibus

Ruth Park, Noela Young

261 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction childrens classics adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel C. Pedley

Dot and the Kangaroo

Ethel C. Pedley

116 pages • first pub 1899 (editions)

fiction childrens classics adventurous medium-paced