Koalas: Moving Portraits of Serenity - Tapa dura

This oversized, hardcover is a beautiful book of koala photographs. It features text by editor Joanne Ehrich; a foreword by Deborah Tabart, executive director of the Australian Koala Foundation; and an afterword by Jack Hanna, America's favorite television naturalist and host of the Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures television series. This book is an international project with 315 photographs by 120 photographers from 24 countries. It features carefully selected camera sequences that make the animals come alive, revealing a world rich with surprises. The photographs are arranged within sections that uncover different aspects of this marsupial. Koalas conveys insights about this phenomenal Australian native with resplendent visuals, and it deserves a place on the bookshelves of koala and nature lovers alike.

Joanne Ehrich lives in San Mateo, California, where she works as a commercial designer and illustrator. She has attended photography trade school and holds a University degree in printmaking. Joanne has created numerous etchings, lithographs, and monotype prints, as well as painting of animals and landscapes. Deborah Tabart is the Executive Director of the Australian Koala Foundation. Under her guidance the Australian Koala Foundation has grown into an internationally recognized scientific organization winning a prestigious Computerworld Smithsonian Medal for excellence in mapping koala habitat. Jack Hanna, popular host of the hit TV series, “Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures” and author of several books, is one of the United States’ most beloved naturalists and adventurers. He actively supports conservation programs worldwide through his many national media appearances, his television series, and position as Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo in Ohio. He is a regular guest on shows including “Good Morning America,” “Larry King Live,” “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “Hollywood Squares,” and “The Maury Povich Show.”