Dot and the Kangaroo (version 2)

Ethel C. Pedley (1859 - 1898)

A 5-year-old 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. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Animals & Nature

Language: English

Keyword(s): children (1088), australian (18), environment (4)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter I Tess Leigh
00:14:07
Play 02 Chapter II Tess Leigh
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Play 03 Chapter III Tess Leigh
00:11:51
Play 04 Chapter IV Tess Leigh
00:24:35
Play 05 Chapter V Tess Leigh
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Play 06 Chapter VI Tess Leigh
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Play 07 Chapter VII Tess Leigh
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Play 08 Chapter VIII Tess Leigh
00:18:50
Play 09 Chapter IX Tess Leigh
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Play 10 Chapter X Tess Leigh
00:26:34
Play 11 Chapter XI Tess Leigh
00:23:21
Play 12 Chapter XII Tess Leigh
00:07:37
Play 13 Chapter XIII Tess Leigh
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Play 14 Finale Tess Leigh
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