Alice Curtis Desmond (International) assertion Alice Curtis Desmond i(A121021 works by)
Born: Established: 19 Sep 1897 Connecticut,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ; Died: Ceased: Oct 1990 New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,
Gender: Female
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Heritage: American
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1 y separately published work icon Teddy Koala : Mascot of the Marines Alice Curtis Desmond , New York (City) : Dodd, Mead , 1962 Z1561509 1962 single work children's fiction children's

'Teddy, a young koala, lived in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. One day, he fell out of the home-tree. Curious to know what went on in the world, he did not scramble back up the tree to his mother. Instead, he started off on a walkabout, as a hike is called in Australia. Along the way, he met other unique animals of Australia - the platypus, the kangaroo, the dingo. He was rescued twice by boys who tried to keep the koala as a pet - one an Australian aborigine, the other the son of a sheepshearer. After many exciting adventures, Teddy Koala found a home in a local sanctuary; then he was brought to America.

'As with the fine historical biographies of Alice Curtis Desmond, this fascinating book is absolutely authentic in its presentation of the animals of Australia. The author is "crackers" (Australian slang for enthusiastic) about koalas and made the long journey to their native land to observe them and other Down Under oddities. Later she visited the "teddys" who were brought to America successfully - even though they are such fussy eaters - and obtained valuable material from the zoologists who managed this feat.'
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