Dot and the Kangaroo
'Dot and the Kangaroo' Summary
A young girl named Dot is lost in the outback after chasing a hare into the wood and losing sight of her home. She is approached by a red kangaroo who gives her some berries to eat. Upon eating the berries, Dot is able to understand the language of all animals, and she tells the kangaroo her plight. The kangaroo, who has lost her own joey, decides to help little Dot despite her own fear of humans. The book is filled with criticism on negative human interference in the wild in 1884.
Book Details
Language
EnglishOriginal Language
EnglishPublished In
1899Author
Ethel C. Pedley
England, Australia
Ethel Charlotte Pedley was an English-Australian author and musician. Ethel Charlotte Pedley was born on 19 June 1859 at Acton, near London. She was the daughter...
More on Ethel C. PedleyDownload eBooks
Listen/Download Audiobook
- Select Speed
Related books
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Filled with descriptions of the magnificent Swiss Alps, the lives of the simple country folk who live in their picturesque peaks and valleys and the g...
The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit by Arthur Scott Bailey
Jimmy Rabbit was the most curious creature in the Green Forest. He always wanted to know how things worked and why things were the way they were. The...
Curlie Carson Listens In by Roy J. Snell
It is an exciting and engaging mystery book a renowned author known for his thrilling stories, this book takes readers on a captivating journey. Firs...
The Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery
The Story Girl is a 1911 novel by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery. It narrates the adventures of a group of young cousins and their friends who live...
The Algonquin Legends of New England by Charles G. Leland
This work, then, contains a collection of the myths, legends, and folk-lore of the principal Wabanaki, or Northeastern Algonquin, Indians; that is to...
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
If you've read and loved Alice in Wonderland, you wouldn't want to miss reading about her further adventures, the strange and fantastical creatures sh...
The Junior Classics Volume 1: Fairy and Wonder Tales by William Patten
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and...
The Tale of Old Dog Spot by Arthur Scott Bailey
Meet Old Dog Spot, the wisest and most beloved dog in the neighborhood. The Tale of Old Dog Spot by Arthur Scott Bailey is a heartwarming and delight...
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
“A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, biting, clutching, covetous old sinner” is hardly hero material, but this is exactly what makes A Christmas Carol b...
Fuzzy Wuzz - A Little Brown Bear of the Sierras by Allen Chaffee
In the breathtaking expanse of the Sierra Mountains, a captivating tale unfolds - "Fuzzy Wuzz - A Little Brown Bear of the Sierras" by Allen Chaffee....
Reviews for Dot and the Kangaroo
No reviews posted or approved, yet...