Tupamonku Takes on Australia

By R.F. Wood and E. D. Williams

Tupamonku is unlike any other koala. He was born in the south of Queensland, Australia  to understanding parents Tungsten and Ore.  From the time he was born, Tupamonku was different.  For one thing, he was much larger than other koalas his age.  Failing to fit in, Tupamonku ventures out on his own to seek another like him.  While on this search, Tupamonku finds that he really enjoys exploring new places.  

Then he meets several friends along the way who help guide him on his quest to discover Australia. Tupamonku is eventually accompanied by a human friend that you may find interesting.  Join us on his journey across Australia.

I am sure Tupamonku will have a eucalyptus leaf or two to share if you get hungry!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55 pages trace Tupamonku's footsteps from the Forest to the City.

 

      Recommended reading ages: 4 - 12

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 11, 2006
• ISBN: 9781481712187

R.F. Wood

E.D.Williams is a new author and has written many short stories on various subjects.  He was born in Norwich,CT. in 1966.  He and his wife Leah now reside in Charlotte,NC. 

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For Patrick

Nelson Williams

Acknowledgments

When one takes on a task such as this it eventually becomes a team effort. Listed below are the people I would like to personally thank for all their input on this project.

My wife Leah and children Joseph and Suzanne

Illustrator R.E. Wood [e-mail]

Alice Hunt and Scarlett Wood

Jo Knights at the Australian Koala Foundation for the many informative correspondences

Contents

1. Tupamonku Makes His First Appearance

2. Leaving Home on an Unknown Journey

3. Tupamonku’s New Clothes

4. A Ride to the City

5. An Exploration Begins

6. Exploring Ayers Rock (Uluru)

1.

Tupamonku Makes His First Appearance

H ello there! My name is Tupamonku.

It is pronounced ‘Too-Pa-Mon-coo’.

Everyone has problems with my name at first.

I am a Koala Bear that was born in the eucalyptus forest of Southern

Queensland.

Generally I would like to think of myself as an explorer.

There I go again getting too far ahead of the story.

I tend to do that from time to time.

So…..since every story has a beginning, I feel like that is a fitting place

to start.

It was thirty days into October when a special koala was born among the forest trees. Relying on his sense of smell, strong forelimbs and claws, he crawled into his Mother’s pouch completely unaided. A baby koala is called a Joey and is blind, hairless, and no bigger than a nickel. After a four and a half month period of time a new Mother felt like something was not quite right….her young koala seemed to be growing much too fast.

Since koala bears live in societies, an elder council was always available to answer questions. So the Mother Koala went to seek some advice from the elder koala named Rudall.

Hello young Tungsten. How is your little one? Rudall asked.

Well, I am not really sure how to answer that, Tungsten said with some hesitation.

What do you mean? Rudall asked curiously.

Ore and I noticed that our young one has grown very fast and that he is hardly able to stay in my pouch, Tungsten said.

Then Rudall asked, Is he balled up in your pouch? I can’t even see him at all.

Believe me, Tupamonku is in there but he is too shy to come out to meet you, Tungsten said.

I see. We may have a bit of a quandary here, Rudall said.

"Let me see if I can get him to come out and join our conversation and then I can take a look at him to see