Title: Why the animals came to town
Description: This is a powerful environmental plea from one of Britain's finest illustrators. Baboons and bison, beavers, bats, ostriches and meerkats: animals from all over the world have come to our street! One boy's nocturnal visit from a parade of dancing animals warns us all that the world we share is in danger.
Subjects: Animals, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction, Endangered species, Stories in rhyme, Children's stories, Premier's Reading Challenge, Year K, Year 2., Fiction, Treatment, Global warming, Environmental protection, Environmental responsibility