Scratch! Powerful claws tear through dirt. A chunky shape disappears underground into a tunnel 650 feet long. It's a wombat!

If your child loves weird and wonderful animals, wombats deliver surprises on every page. These chunky Australian diggers have backwards-facing pouches, armor-plated backsides made of cartilage, and the only cube-shaped poop in the animal kingdom. They're like nothing else on Earth.

"The Nature Kid's Guide to Wombats" is written for curious kids ages 7-12 who want to understand these underground experts. Why does their poop come out in cubes? How can they crush predators against tunnel walls using their backsides? What lets them survive for weeks without drinking water? Your child will uncover the answers and want to share them at dinner.

Short sentences and wild facts fill every page. Your child will discover joeys born the size of jellybeans, burrows that stay a perfect 50-60 degrees all year, and teeth that never stop growing because tough roots keep wearing them down.

A book for kids who love unusual animals and underground adventures.

Wombats can run 25 miles per hour, dig three feet of tunnel in a single night, and take 14 days to digest a single meal. Mothers carry their babies in backwards pouches so dirt stays out while digging. Only about 400 northern hairy-nosed wombats exist in the entire world, making them one of the rarest mammals alive.

Thousands of young readers have explored the Nature Kids Guide series. Your child's next favorite animal is waiting.