In Possum Magic HUSH had such fun while she was invisible. She could slide down the back of a kangaroo.
What would you do if you were invisible?
To make HUSH visible she had to try out various foods. What is your favourite food? Explain how to make it. Read the recipes (except vegemite sandwiches) for the food which helped make HUSH visible.
Possums are nocturnal animals.
Nocturnal means that they sleep or rest during the day and come out at night to eat and play.
What other nocturnal animals do you know?
READ what some rappers wrote about nocturnal animals.
Possums are also marsupials.
Marsupials are mammals whose young are born very tiny and are then kept in a pouch and fed milk until they are big enough to start eating food.
What other marsupials are featured in Possum Magic?
Australia has a lot of different animals.
READ some animal stories written by rappers during the Possum Magic Book Rap.
Which ones are found in Possum Magic?
These are the Australian animals that Hillview students found and researched.
This page was created by Cherrol McGhee November 1997.
Updated 12 February 2000.
