Amazing Omeo: A Baby Koala's True Story of Survival

by Georgeanne Irvine

2024 IBPA Silver Winner in Young Readers - Non Fiction, ages 8-12

Omeo the koala spends his days munching on eucalyptus leaves and napping in his favorite tree at the San Diego Zoo. But life didn't start out so easy and relaxing for this young koala. When Omeo was just five months old, his mother passed away after an illness. Most koala babies this young do not survive without their mothers' care. Koala joeys spend their first six months...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943198217
• ISBN13: 9781943198214
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5