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The Shy Mala

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$16.44 $26.95 In stock

Category: Books & Music

In the central desert of Australia north of Alice, Warla, a tiny shy marla sat under a bush. What was that? Danger!


The Marla is a small nocturnal marsupial that inhabits the spinifex and hummock grasslandsof the central desert. The numbers of Mala have been in decline since the 1990's due to habitat destruction and predation. The shy Marla tells the true story of how the Warlpiri people rescued the Marla and took them to safety where they now live in a protected environment.

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 4 reviews)

James ★★★★★

I bought this for my daughter's bedtime reading, and the description of the marla hiding under the bush had her asking questions about desert animals. The story's gentle tension kept her engaged without being scary.

Evelyn ★★★★★

My nephew was captivated by the little marla hiding under the bush—he keeps asking if the "danger" is gone. The desert setting feels so unique for a children's book, and the simple story held his attention from start to finish.

Joseph ★★★★★

My four-year-old keeps asking to read about Warla the shy marla every night—she loves the part where the little marsupial hears a sound and hides. The illustrations of the Australian desert really bring the spinifex grass to life.