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A crocodile in the family / words by Kitty Black ; illustrations by Daron Parton.

Nā: Kaituhi: Momo rauemi: TextTextKaiwhakaputa: Sydney, NSW : Lothian Children's Books/Hachette Australia, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Whakaahuatanga: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780734419491
  • 9780734419507
Ngā marau: Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.4 23
Summary: A family of birds stumble across an egg in the bush and take it home with them. The family are thrilled when a little crocodile hatches from the egg, but the other animals are a little confused.'Why do you keep him?' they ask. 'Is it because he's helpful?''He is helpful,' replies the family, 'but that's not why we keep him.'As Croccy gets bigger, the bush animals become more confused. 'Is it because he's beautiful? Is it because he's fun? Is it because he makes a great coat rack? Is that it? Is that why you keep him?'Croccy is beautiful, and he is fun, and he does make a great coat rack. But that's not why the family keep him. They keep Croccy because he belongs with them. And that's that.A CROCODILE IN THE FAMILY is a beautiful picture book with a whole lot of heart about family in all its shapes and sizes.
Ngā tūtohu mai i tēnei whare pukapuka: Kāore he tūtohu i tēnei whare pukapuka mō tēnei taitara. Takiuru ki te tāpiri tūtohu.
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A family of birds stumble across an egg in the bush and take it home with them. The family are thrilled when a little crocodile hatches from the egg, but the other animals are a little confused.'Why do you keep him?' they ask. 'Is it because he's helpful?''He is helpful,' replies the family, 'but that's not why we keep him.'As Croccy gets bigger, the bush animals become more confused. 'Is it because he's beautiful? Is it because he's fun? Is it because he makes a great coat rack? Is that it? Is that why you keep him?'Croccy is beautiful, and he is fun, and he does make a great coat rack. But that's not why the family keep him. They keep Croccy because he belongs with them. And that's that.A CROCODILE IN THE FAMILY is a beautiful picture book with a whole lot of heart about family in all its shapes and sizes.

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