The rabbits
Popularity 10
Uses rabbits, a species introduced to Australia, to represent an allegory of the arrival of Europeans in Australia and the widespread environmental destruction caused by man throughout the continent. A sophisticated picture book. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
AllegoriesNatureFictionEnvironmental degradationEffect of human beings onChildren's 4-8Children'sGeneralJuvenile FictionChildren: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)Child and youth fictionChildren's fiction