{"product_id":"why-koala-has-a-stumpy-tail-story-cove","title":"Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail (Story Cove)","description":"From Story Cove's extensive collection, this Australian tale will teach readers the importance of teamwork.\n\nWhy Koala Has a Stumpy Tail is an Australian folktale about two friends, Tree Kangaroo and Koala. Long ago they were very close, but their friendship soured after the events that transpired during a long drought in Australia. Tree Kangaroo was a hard worker and resourceful while Koala was lazy and selfish.\n\nTree Kangaroo had the idea of digging a hole for water in a dry stream bed. Tree Kangaroo started to dig, but Koala kept making excuses about why he couldn’t help dig the hole. Finally, Tree Kangaroo ends up digging the entire hole and when he finally finds water, Koala jumps in a drinks all of it. Emblazoned with anger at Koala’s selfish acts, Tree Kangaroo grabs Koala by his long, furry tail and pulls so hard that it breaks off at the base. Now Koala is left with a short, stumpy tail.\n\nThe Australian folktale is complete with an appendix of fun facts. August House Publishers offers an animated version of Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail as well as free lesson plans!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0874838797\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0874838797.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hamilton Beauty \u0026amp; the Beast, Martha|Wrenn, Tom|Weiss Beauty \u0026amp; the Beast, Mitch\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43199780978749,"sku":"BVV.0874838797.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/why-koala-has-a-stumpy-tail-story-cove","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}