06/08/2021
Book
Review: Bob Bilby
This colorfully illustrated Australian-themed book points
out how much fun friends can have together when they are NOT on a screen. The
message of how boring the screens are, and the great adventures friends can
have without them comes through loud and clear. Bingo and Bluey are Australian
Blue Heeler dogs, and Bob, while a bilby, is really a puppet that’s come home
for a visit from Bingo’s kindergarten class. This sweet story capitalizes on
the popularity of the Bluey series on Disney+
and the power of imagination.
Bob Bilby is excited to spend the day with his friend, Bingo..
Bob shows Bingo’s family photos of adventures he has had with other friends and
is looking forward to having more with Bingo and his family. Instead of showing
Bob how she has fun, Bingo shows Bob their tablet and they start playing games
on it. They watch cartoons on the tablet in the car on the way to the store. At
the store, they watch cartoons “on an even bigger tablet”. Instead of playing
at all, they just keep watching more cartoons and Bob is getting bored. Their
visit is almost over. Bingo and Bluey’s mom has been taking pictures of their
visit, and all of the photos just show Bob watching cartoons. This makes Bingo
sad, as she realizes they didn’t really do anything exciting at all. Bluey
suggests they do something more fun, and Mom gets out the bikes. They all go to
the park to play, ending the day with fireworks!
As with all Penworthy Prebound Books, Bob Bilby is designed to circulate and endure, and its quality is guaranteed. If at any time you are not completely satisfied, we will replace it! To add this book to your collection, click here.
A few facts about bilbies:
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Bilbies are omnivorous marsupials, and their
joeys are born just 12-14 days after conception. They spend between 75 and 80
days in their mother’s pouch to complete their development.
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Being omnivorous, in addition to consuming the
seeds of native grasses, plant bulbs, and fruits, bilbies prey upon insects
(such as termites), worms, and small lizards and mammals.
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Bilbies get all their water from their food and
do not need to drink water.
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Male bilbies grow to about 22 inches in length,
while females are about half that size.
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Bilbies are also known as dalgytes and greater rabbit-eared
bandicoots and are considered an animal of concern in worldwide conservation. It is believed that about 10,000 of them
exist in the wild in their native Australia. The lesser bilby was declared
extinct in the 1960’s.
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The population decline in bilbies is mostly due
to invasive species with which they compete for food and territory, especially European
rabbits.