Dot and the Kangaroo

by Ethel C. Pedley, Frank P Mahony, Neralea T Dell

Book Overview

"Dot and the Kangaroo" is a children's fantasy novel written by Ethel C. Pedley, first published in 1899. The story follows the adventures of a five-year-old girl named Dot, who is lost in the Australian outback. The kind grey kangaroo who takes care of Dot on their adventures gives her special berries, so she can understand and talk to all the creatures in the bush. Their journey takes them deep into the outback where she meets various Australian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1923276018
• ISBN13: 9781923276017
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bygone Era Press
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 1 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Australian SF Reader

A good children's bush tale, complete with violence and death, but, of course, a happy ending, with a conservation theme. A little girl gets lost in the bush, and a kangaroo, looking for her own child, befriends her, and shows her a fruit she can eat to gain the ability to talk to all the bush wildlife.

A different children's book

Dot and the Kangaroo is a book that I grew up with. It is a beautiful children's book about a girl in the australian outback. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is very exciting, but can be just a little bit scary in parts, so I would probally wait until the child is 4-5 to read it to them. It is a wonderful book and also is a great way to expose children to different cultures and animals. I am definately going to read it to my daughter once she is old enough.