Description: Explore the night with Rakali as he hunts for food, patrols the riverbank and dodges threats.
Brief description:
Dr Stephanie Owen Reeder is the author of over 20 historical and environmental books for children, including Swifty and Sensational Australian Animals. She has won both the CBCA Book of the Year Award and the NSW Premier s History Award.
Review Quotes:
"Rakali of the Riverbank is a winner in many varied ways. The perfectly matching illustrations, the strong storytelling, and the educational aspect bring alive the night as we join Rakali."
Jane Stephens, Good Reading, July 2025
"Stephanie Owen Reeder s engaging and descriptive text is accompanied by beautiful illustrations from Rachel Gregg that bring Rakali s world to life. Plus, a glossary and information pages at the end of the book allow older readers to learn more about this native Australian water rat."
Books+Publishing Junior Book Club, July 2025