y separately published work icon Dot and the Kangaroo single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Dot and the Kangaroo
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Based on the 1977 Yoram Gross film, this version is retold by Daniel Hargreaves. John Palmer's lyrics from the film's musical score are also included.

The story concerns Dot, the little daughter of settlers in the Australian outback, who loses her way in the bush. Terrified by the strange sounds and dark shadows she is soon befriended by a kangaroo. Dot travels in the pouch of the kangaroo on an adventure-packed journey.

Notes

  • The title page of the Angus and Roberston publication indicates that the 'original songs' are by John Palmer. The songs for the 1977 film were composed, however, by Bob Young (q.v.), with Palmer writing only the lyrics.

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Australian Animation Aesthetics L. M. Rutherford , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lion and the Unicorn , April vol. 27 no. 2 2003; (p. 251-267)
Traces an aesthetic tendency in Australian animation for children, a modern development in film studies.
Australian Animation Aesthetics L. M. Rutherford , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lion and the Unicorn , April vol. 27 no. 2 2003; (p. 251-267)
Traces an aesthetic tendency in Australian animation for children, a modern development in film studies.
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