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30 Australian animal books, free to read

Ten pages each, written for curious learners aged 5 to 9: what the animal is, how to spell and clap its name, where it lives, and a page to draw and write on. Read on screen, or print one for the kitchen table.

No sign-up needed to read. Best read together with a grown-up.

For grown-ups

Each book follows the same shape so a child knows what comes next: a cover, "What am I?", spell and clap the name, where I live, what I eat, a surprising fact, and a page to draw and write. Print them at A5 or A4; the writing lines are sized for early handwriting.

Want the animal to help with the words? In the classroom, ask your child's teacher — Banjo, Miss Marlee, Mr Digby, Kip, Professor Pip or Edie — to read a page with them. Start free.