Dextor: The Courageous Koala

Blackadder, Jesse

The final book in a series that celebrates Australia’s animals!

Twelve-year-old Ashley is going to stay with her Aunt Micky who lives near Byron Bay. Micky has spent many years looking after rescued wildlife, but when a freak storm hits and they discover a baby koala and his mother, Ashley is drawn into the reality of what caring for wildlife, such as koalas, really involves.

From the author of Stay: The Last Dog in Antarctica and Paruku the Desert Brumby comes a heart-warming and moving story about one of Australia’s best-loved animals

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