Unley EcoBuddies is a collaboration between City of Unley Libraries and Climate & Sustainability. Library staff visit local early learning facilities to share stories and information that will inspire and encourage local children, their parents and educators to care for and respect the natural world, and practice sustainability in their facilities, homes and communities.
These are the books we are featuring in our visits and donating to early learning centres in 2026:
by Philip Bunting
Mopoke sits in the old gum tree, poked and prodded by the bush is he... Mopoke loves peace and quiet but the bush is full of many, many annoyances. Poor Mopoke is about to find out that you can’t always get what you want. Visually brilliant, and hysterically funny, Philip’s pictures tell a thousand words, with the support of some very sparse, but hilarious, text. This is a book destined to become a classic.
by Tania Ingram and Lucinda Gifford
Meet spiders in trees, beetles under leaves and very busy bees! Told in irresistible rhyme, and with a swarm of friendly characters, The Bug Book is a fun introduction to insects, with a tiny ladybug for children to find at the end. Faced-paced, lively and brimming with humour, kids will want to hide, slide, climb and glide with these playful bugs time and time again!
Request a copy via our catalogue
by Ella Noah Bancroft & Bronwyn Bancroft
"My baabinje always had dirt under her fingernails. She would take me out to the backyard and say, 'Sit, Marli. Observe and connect with the day.'" A picture book about a grandmother's love for her garden, her Country and her family.
Here are some more EcoBuddies books to share with your preschooler:
by Lucy Cousins
by Phil Cummings and Danny Snell
by Katrina Germein and Suzanne Houghton
by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers
by Jess McGeachin
by Bridget Farmer
by Carrie Gallasch and Zoe Ingram
by Aura Parker
by Nicki Greenberg
by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson & Cheryl Davison
by Gwyn Perkins
by Catherine Clowes and Rachel Gyan
by Brent Turner
by Andy Geppert
by Kay Baillie and Max Hamilton
A rare and special bird that you might be lucky to see is the Wilampa, the Kaurna name for the Yellow-tailed black cockatoo. These vulnerable birds can be found in parts of Queensland and South Australia, particularly in the Mount Lofty Ranges in winter. They feed on seeds and insect larvae. If you go for a walk in forests or National Parks, you might be lucky enough to find one of their beautiful yellow tipped tail feathers.
You can make your own Wilampa puppet using this template.
Wilampa-Black-Cockatoo-Craft.pdf(PDF, 722KB)
For this craft you will need:
Directions:
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