This book in the Steve Parish Backyard Kids series features the gorgeous and fascinating Aussie animals that share our urban and rur al worlds, captured so beautifully on film by Steve. The book is a fanta stic tool to enable children to recognise the animal visitors to their g arden, while learning about the alphabet, numbers, colours, shapes, soun ds and time. It also encourages a healthy curiosity and introduces child ren to nature in the safety and familiarity of their own backyard. Aimed at the early childhood stage from 3 year olds through to early primary school years.