Project Gutenberg 2006-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 79 Pedley, Ethel C. 1859 1898 Mahony, Frank P. 1862 1916 Dot and the Kangaroo Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jason Isbell, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dot and the Kangaroo" by Ethel C. Pedley is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around a little girl named Dot who finds herself lost in the Australian bush, where she encounters a kind kangaroo. Together, they embark on a journey filled with adventures, magical conversations, and a quest to help Dot find her way home while learning about the flora and fauna of Australia. At the start of the tale, Dot has become separated from her home while gathering flowers and is overwhelmed by fear and loneliness. As she sits under a tree, contemplating her situation, a grey kangaroo appears, offering her comfort and assistance. The kangaroo exhibits a deep understanding of Dot's plight and begins to engage her in conversation, revealing that she, too, has lost something—her baby kangaroo. This opening portion sets the stage for their burgeoning friendship and hints at the whimsical nature of the bush, where animals can communicate with humans and each possesses distinct personalities and perspectives. As they align their goals – Dot's need to find her way home and the kangaroo's desire to reunite with her child – the story promises a charming exploration of both the Australian landscape and the bond between the girl and her new friend. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Kangaroos -- Juvenile fiction Animals -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Australia Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 253936 252711 2024-10-08T10:20:05.465451 2023-09-08T11:28:36.627683 text/html text/html 248725 2009-01-08T21:18:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2702487 2009-01-08T21:18:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2792702 2024-10-08T10:20:12.072385 application/epub+zip 2787174 2024-10-08T10:20:06.465430 application/epub+zip 170256 2024-10-08T10:20:05.903415 application/epub+zip 2865830 2024-10-08T10:20:16.129397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2841238 2024-10-08T10:20:10.899426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244246 2022-09-09T06:24:01.497133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218647 218549 2024-10-08T10:20:04.571434 2023-09-08T11:28:36.029704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 218516 2009-01-08T21:18:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81348 2009-01-08T21:18:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 218507 2009-01-08T21:18:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81331 2009-01-08T21:18:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22740 2024-10-08T10:20:16.293392 application/rdf+xml 26957 2024-10-08T10:20:05.986427 image/jpeg 3790 2024-10-08T10:20:05.943415 image/jpeg 2708912 2024-10-08T10:20:05.603490 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia