A Kangaroo Joey Grows Up (Baby Animals) - Softcover

Hewett, Joan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822500914 ISBN 13: 9780822500919

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books, 2001

Synopsis

Follows Kipper, the kangaroo joey, who explores his world as he eats, sleeps, and goes on his first trip alone.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-These books follow three animals that live on nature preserves from birth to independence. Each page includes a few sentences of large-print type about the featured animal's life and development and a full-color photo. Puck, a Caribbean flamingo living at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL, has parents that take turns watching over him until he is about seven months of age. Sidney, an orphaned harbor seal, is rescued by Seal Watch at about three weeks of age, and finds a new home at a sea-mammal center until she is ready to be returned to the wild. Finally, Kipper begins life in his mother's pouch not much bigger than a kidney bean. During the next 13 months, he learns to hop, climbing in and out of his mother's pouch, and napping in the hot sun at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia. Students writing reports may need to supplement these selections with other titles, as there is not a lot of detail concerning habits and habitats. Overall, though, the books are attractive and will enhance science collections.
Roxanne Burg, Thousand Oaks Library, CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0822500914
• ISBN 13: 9780822500919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Hewett Richard