Cheeky dogs, slippery snakes, and crocodiles with big smiles join Anna in this collection of lively illustrated children's poems. Anna the Goanna provides rare insight into the richly textured lives of contemporary Australian Indigenous children. With warmth and respect, the reader is taken into the children's lives as they camp under the stars, go hunting for Australian native plants, and play soccer in the dust. The poems are rhythmic and memorable, with a jaunty beat, designed especially for school performances and presentations. (Ages 7-12) (Review of the cloth edition: This collection of poems is a joy from the moment you see the cover picture[the] impact goes beyond the classroom. For those of us in the city [it] gives us a glimpse of life in those remote communities that very few of us will ever see for ourselves. ~ Australian Book Review)