Young Kangaroo
by Margaret Wise Brown
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A tiny kangaroo is born and moves into his mother's pouch, where he grows big enough to be interested in the world around him long before he actually leaves her pouch to investigate further.Tags
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(easy, fiction) Baby Kangaroo loves his mom's warm dark pouch, but every day as his body grows, so does his curiosity about the world around him. With growth comes danger and risk, but sometimes it is worth it, especially if you have mom's love and nice warm pouch in times of need! This is the first MWB book I have come across that was actually a bit wordy. However, it still manages to mezmerize irregardless. I have a bit of knowledge on Australia, so it was enjoyable to read and MWB is actually right on with the "facts" in this book. This would be a good addition to a theme unit on Australia or marsupials.
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Margaret Wise Brown was born on May 10, 1910 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, to Robert Brown, a Vice President at American Manufacturing Company and Maud Brown, a housewife. She attended school in Lausanne, Switzerland for three years, before attending Dana Hall in Wellesley, Massachusetts for two years. In 1928, she began taking classes at show more Hollis College in Virginia. In 1935, Brown began working at the Bank Street Cooperative School for student teachers. Two years later, her writing career took off with the publication of "When the Wind Blows." Over the course of fourteen years, Brown wrote over one hundred picture books for children. Some of her best known titles include Goodnight Moon, Big Red Barn and Runaway Bunny. Margaret Wise Brown died on November 13, 1952 of an embolism following an operation in Nice, France. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1993
- Dedication
- To the wildlife of Australia
--J. D. - First words
- It was a little kangaroo -- how little you would never believe.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Behind closed eyes, sleep came to him again -- only this time a long, warm sleep full of tender grasses and little kangaroom dreams.
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