Edward the Emu
By Sheena Knowles
Illustrated by Rod Clement
For ages 2–6
A delightful Australian classic. Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all.
Sheena Knowles’s upbeat, rhyming text and Rod Clement’s expressive illustrations are sure to make readers laugh out loud in this whimsical picture book by the creators of Edwina the Emu.
Shortlisted: CBCA Picture Book of the Year 1989.
For ages 2–6
A delightful Australian classic. Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals, he spends a day lounging with the lions, and even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all.
Sheena Knowles’s upbeat, rhyming text and Rod Clement’s expressive illustrations are sure to make readers laugh out loud in this whimsical picture book by the creators of Edwina the Emu.
Shortlisted: CBCA Picture Book of the Year 1989.
$16.99
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Why picture books?
Picture books cover a diverse range of topics, expose children to words and language they might not hear normally in conversation, and teach children how reading works (left to right, top to bottom). While picture books might be too hard for early readers to read by themselves at first, the books are not too hard to understand. Reading picture books with your child will inspire them to learn to read on their own, and experience the pleasure of reading.
