y separately published work icon Dot and the Kangaroo single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Dot and the Kangaroo
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Adapted from Ethel Pedly's Dot and the Kangaroo, the story concerns Dot, the young child of an outback settler who becomes lost in the bush and is subsequently befriended by a huge female red kangaroo. This leads to her travelling about the countryside in the kangaroo's pouch. The two meet a number of characters on their travels, including a platypus, a koala and a kookaburra, and have several exciting adventures before the kangaroo eventually helps Dot find her way home.

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    • West Melbourne, Melbourne - West, Melbourne, Victoria,: Nelson , 1978 .
      Extent: 72p.
      ISBN: 0170053113
      Series: y separately published work icon Classic Australian Stories Lesley Zuber (editor), Melbourne : Nelson , 1977- Z1039970 1977- series - publisher Shortened and adapted versions of Australian novels
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y separately published work icon Dot and the Kangaroo Ethel Pedley , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , Z822948 1899 single work children's fiction children's

'Lost and afraid in the darkening bush, Dot is befriended by a kind Kangaroo. She eats the berries of understanding and is then able to communicate with all the bush creatures, who eventually guide her home.

'The intriguing tale of Dot and her Kangaroo is told by Ethel Pedley with the charm that has made this book an Australian favourite since it was first published in 1899. Now, as then, children will be enthralled by this oldest of Australian classics, it will endure to entertain generations to come.' (Publication summary)
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