Emu
Claire Saxby, illustrated by Graham Byrne
An emu father cares for his young in Australia’s open eucalyptus forest. He warms and guards eggs left by his mate, then continues protecting the chicks as they grow. The account follows them from granite-green eggs through adulthood. Newly hatched chicks are much larger than domestic chicken hatchlings and have chocolate-and-cream stripes that camouflage them in grasslands. It introduces the emu life cycle and the dangers the family encounters.
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