The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Page 156

1 1 i I Ir 1. CJStx Edited bySHANSMAU TTV N't jr1--: 1 1 -yiy jraDin rarer ntHr the r- VIW KT sis -l Ir "MP 11 HEN the drought sets in MOTKZRS DAY: Prize of $6 to Evan (5), Figtree. 1171 J. XI JE itnai is uib uu ler- 1 ence between a uni- creatures of the mallee country find ways of surviving. The book DROUGHT follows the birds and animals through the cycle of drought, rain and renewal of life.

Animals have amazing ways of staying alive. The tiny spinifex hopping mouse saves moisture by spending the day in a deep burrow and the thorny devil eats only ants, and gets enough moisture from them. DROUGHT is by Tricia Oktober, published by Hodder Children's Books. Love: Prize of $6 to Jessica (9), Culcairn. Jill 5-i corn and a largs tuce? One is a funny beast and the other is a bunny's feast.

Patrice (10) Berkeley Vale. UFFY is the kind of scruffy dog everyone likes. When Duffy goes for a walk everyone says hello, and Duffy understands. How many ways and in how many languages can you say hello? Duffy Everyone's Dog, by Patricia Bernard and Cathy Netherwood, is a look at multiculturalism in an appealing picture book. Published by Random House.

fe happy DAY: Prize of $6 to Johanna (11), Chariestown. KUM: Prize of $6 to (7), Guiidford. The beauty of the wild and 1 lonely antarctic is captured in the lovely book Emperors of the Ice. You can see the emperor penguins living and raising their young in the harsh environment. They look majestic and their chicks are gorgeous.

There are few other species which can live st .4 vst ttw ccn't yc-j Jerry's Plains. in the terrible climate all year. The whole family will enjoy the wonderful pictures, taken by C-Kim Westerskov. It is published by MY MUM: Prize of $6 to nx Scholastic Australia. 4 I Dominique (5), Figtree.

5. 1 THE SUN-HERALD SUPER SCENE May 11, 1997.