Clode’s lens is spot-on in the focus she places throughout the book on the inextricability of the koala with its habitat.

Cuddly koalas may be ubiquitous in children’s literature, but there aren’t that many adult tales out there, a situation that author and animal behavior specialist Clode seeks to redress in this engaging, authoritative overview..

... a thorough and descriptive backstory of the koala.

Koala is more than just a fascinating book about these marsupials, it’s also an enjoyably informative chronicle of this continent from ancient prehuman times to the challenges of the present.

This delightful book is as full and loving a description of the natural history of the world’s one remaining species of koala.

As Clode documents, koalas are all but absent from Aboriginal oral history, material culture, art, and archaeological deposits..

Research offers an insightful peek into the world of koalas and makes a persuasive case that though they’ve been underestimated, koalas must not be taken for granted.