Hunwick's egg

When a wild storm sends a beautiful egg to Hunwick the bandicoot's burrow, he decides to give it a home and become its friend.

Main Author:	Fox, Mem, 1946-
Other Authors:	Lofts, Pamela (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Eggs > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction.

Summary:	When a wild storm sends a beautiful egg to Hunwick the bandicoot's burrow, he decides to give it a home and become its friend.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Audience:	Ages 3 to 7.
ISBN:	0152163182 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Mem Fox was born on March 5, 1946 in Melbourne, Australia. She attended a drama school in London. She returned to Australia where she was a college professor. She writes children's books including Possum Magic, Night Noises, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Time for Bed, Koala Lou, Wombat Divine, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Hello Baby!, A Giraffe in the Bath (co-written with Olivia Rawson), Count Goats!, and The Little Dragon. She has also written several books for adults. She has received numerous awards including the 1990 Dromkeen Medal for distinguished services to children's literature, a 1991 Advance Australia Award for her outstanding contribution to Australian literature, and a medal in the 1993 Australia Day Honours awards for services to the cultural life of Australia. (Bowker Author Biography)