Kangaroos

by Denise Burt

A large kangaroo is a spectacular sight as it moves quickly over the ground in gigantic leaps.It is hard to believe that a creature capable of such swift motion evolved from a type of pigmy possum that spent most of its time up in the trees.Although kangaroos look like ordinary mammals, they are really marsupials.Marsupials have unique features which set them apart from other mammals.One of these features is the development of babies inside a pouch...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575053888
• ISBN13: 9781575053882
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6