Youth Radio - Antechinus in the Attic Special pt2

Published: June 8, 2020, 3:33 p.m.

b'MEET SOME MORE OF THE A-Z OF WONDERFUL CHARACTERS illustrated by Myke Mollard from \'An Antechinus in the Attic\'! In part 2 part of \'An Antechinus in the Attic\' Special, hosts Miani and Julian Byron D\'dingo (Broden) from Bilby Creek speak with featured guest endangered species scientist Dr Rochelle Steven from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub and Jess Pinder from The Jane Goodall Institute Australia gives a reading of Dr Jane Goodall\'s stirring foreword for the book!

Meet Kirsty the Kangaroo (Michaela), Kenny the Koala (Michaela) and Katie the Kookaburra (Evie), Gertrude the Galah (Liam), Greta the Greater Glider (Reka), Gideon the Gouldian Finch (Liam), Gordon & Jonah the Goannas (Jhenardt), Carol and Connie the Cassowaries (Zoe), Cathy the Carnaby\\u2019s Cockatoo (Phoebe), Colin the Corroboree Frog (Rohan), Percy the Pygmy Possum (Sarah), Poppy the Pink Slug (Esme), Penny the Platypus and her cousin little Shirley (Jojo) from Bilby Creek!

An Antechinus in the Attic is a conservation awareness campaign for children, as well as a joint fund-raising project with Jane Goodall\\u2019s Roots & Shoots Australia and the School Broadcasting Network Inc to support important conservation and youth projects nationwide and funds raised from book sales are also supporting other organisations\\u2019 urgent conservation projects around Australia, such as Save the Bilby Fund, Tree Roo Rescue and Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater.

Written by Viarnne Mischon and illustrated by Myke Mollard with a stirring call to action foreword by Dr Jane Goodall DBE, this stunning picture book was released on National Threatened Species Day on 7 September 2020. You can ORDER YOUR COPY via www.sbnpublishing.org - we\'d really appreciate your support!

The interactive audio e-book, and new extended version of the audio story will be released on National Threatened Species Day on 7 September 2021.

From Gary Young\'s review "An Antechinus in the Attic offers up so many names and words to discover and explore and is a wonderful springboard into the world of Australia\\u2019s exotic animals, birds, insects, reptiles and flora. It is as informative and educational as it is witty and fun. So much to explore! I\\u2019m off to find out about the brush-tailed Bettong and the silver headed Antechinus!\\u201d GARY YOUNG'