Dot And The Kangaroo

Little Dot had lost her way in the bush. She knew it, and was very frightened. She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home. Sometimes she looked up to the sky. But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches. She could see little patches of blue sky between the tangled tufts of her way in the and was very drooping leaves, and, as the dazzling sunlight had faded, she began to think it was getting late, and that very soon it would be night.

From the publishers of SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE, BLINKY BILL, THE MAGIC PUDDING and THE MUDDLEHEADED WOMBAT comes the classic Australian tale of DOT AND THE KANGAROO. 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 captivating tale of DOt AND tHE KANGAROO is told by Ethel Pedley with the magic that has made this book an Australian favourite since it was first published in 1899.'Dot and the Kangaroo is without doubt one of the most charming books that could be put in the hands of a child. It is admirably illustrated by Frank P. Mahony, who seems to have entered thoroughly into the spirit of this beautiful journey into the world of Australia. the story is altogether Australian.' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 1899Now, as then, children will be enthralled by this oldest of Australian classics, and it will endure to entertain generations to come.

This is an Australian children's book that tells the story of Dot. Dot, a 5-year-old girl, is lost in the Australian outback after chasing a hare into the woods and losing sight of her home. A red kangaroo approaches her and offers her some berries to eat. Dot gains the ability to comprehend all animal languages after eating the berries, and she tells the kangaroo about her predicament. Despite her fear of humans, the kangaroo, who has lost her joey, decides to help little Dot find her home.

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When Dot Awoke, She Did So With A Start Of Fear. Something In Her Sleep Had Seemed To Tell Her That She Was In Danger. At A First Glance She Saw That The Kangaroo Had Left Her, And Coiled Upon Her Body Was A Young Black Snake. Before Dot Could Move, She Heard A Voice From A Tree, Outside The Cave, Say, Very Softly, "don't Be Afraid! Keep Quite Still.