Grace Hansen - Koala

Abdo Kids AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS Koala by Grace Hansen Abdo Kids Jumbo is an Imprint of Abdo Kids abdobooks.com abdobooks.com Published by Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO, P.O. Box 398166, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439.
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Publisher's Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Hansen, Grace, author.
Title: Koala / by Grace Hansen.
Description: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Kids, 2020 | Series: Australian
animals | Includes online resources and index.
Identifiers: ISBN 9781532185441 (lib. | Koala bear--Juvenile
literature. | Animals--Australia--Juvenile literature.
Classification: DDC 599.25--dc23 Table of Contents Koalas Koalas may look like little
bears. | Animals--Australia--Juvenile literature.
Classification: DDC 599.25--dc23 Table of Contents Koalas Koalas may look like little
bears.

But they belong to the
marsupial family. Kangaroos
are marsupials too.

Koalas live in eastern and
southeastern Australia. They
make their homes up in trees in
eucalyptus forests. This keeps
them safe from predators . A koala is covered in thick,
coarse hair.

It feels like sheep's
wool. A koala uses a claw to
clean itself.

Koalas have a curved spine.
They are shaped just right to fit
in the nooks of trees. Their hands help them hang
on tight to tree branches. The
pads on their hands and feet
are rough. A koala's arms and shoulders
are strong.

The koala is good at
climbing trees!

Food Koalas only eat eucalyptus
leaves. They sleep to
hours each day. They digest
their food while they sleep. Koala Joeys A female koala usually has one
joey at a time. The joey is very
small at birth. It is the size of a
jelly bean! The joey stays in its mother's
pouch and drinks milk.

After
months it rides on its mother's
back. After one year, it is ready
to live on its own.

More Facts Koalas use trees for more than just a safe place to live and
sleep. Trees also help keep them cool. A Koala's fingerprints look a lot like a human's. The scientific name for a koala is Phascolarctos cinereus .
Phacolarctos comes from the Greek words phaskolos
(pouch) and arktos (bear).

Cinereus means ash-colored.

Glossary eucalyptus a kind of tall,
evergreen tree native to Australia.
The eucalyptus has leaves that
give off a strong-smelling oil that
is used in medicines. joey the young of a koala. marsupial an animal in a
group of mammals that includes
kangaroos and opossums. A
female marsupial has a pouch
outside her belly where she
carries her young after it is born.