How High Can a Kangaroo Hop

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Why does Australia have animals that are so different from those anywhere else in the world Why do 'roos and wallabies have such big tummies Who were the kangaroos with fangs that lived 10 million years ago What's the best way to become invisible (to kangaroos, at any rate) Which wallaby is a 'living fossil' - the same as the wallabies that grazed 10 million years ago Why do joeys eat their mother's droppings Find out in this fascinating new book! PS: What do you call a kangaroo with a flower behind their ear and a big grin A happy hippy hoppy.

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Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 20142015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench