"The rosellas were noisy and made quite a mess, but the hollow was perfectly made for a nest. Two rosellas came in to rest as a pair. After a while, another was there!"
This is a book that should be added to every Australian Primary school library. It is the perfect combination of an engaging narrative, life-like illustrations, and extra fact pages plus a glossary for curious readers. You might also like to explore and purchase other terrific books from the CSIRO.
"Tree hollows are home to an incredible variety of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals of all shapes and sizes. Small, young hollows house hungry little insects, such as termites and beetles, that eat away at the wood making the hollow bigger."
As the hollow becomes bigger and bigger different animals make use of the space in a variety of ways.
I love the scribbly gum that contains the hollow - scribbly gums are among my own favourite trees. And in this book children will meet some different animals - Longhorn Beetle; Three-toed Skink; Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat (at 7-9am they are so tiny); Crimson Rosella and Brushtail Possum.
From this link you can find the CSIRO teachers notes for Life in a Hollow. Here is the webpage for Suzanne Houghton. I previously talked about her wonderful Christmas Beetle book.
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