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Charlie and Louis are from Brooklyn. Charlie's stepfather, Sal, is a crime kingpin who has loaned Charlie a lot of money. Sal sends Charlie and Lewis to Australia, where they're to meet and deliver a large amount of cash to a mysterious Mr. Smith. En route to the outback, Charlie and Louis accidentally run over a kangaroo, and they decide to dress the marsupial in sunglasses and Louis' favorite jacket for snapshots. Since the animal wasn't dead, it...

A grumpy little kangaroo is having a bad day until his mother finds a way to make him smile.

Norma Jean, whose love of jumping might be a bit excessive, stops her favorite activity after her friends complain, but participation in the school Olympics proves there is a time and place for jumping.

Questions and answers explore the world of marsupials, animals with pouches, with an emphasis on the kangaroo.

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, behavior, and life cycle of kangaroos, as well as their relationship with humans.

After Joey, a young kangaroo, runs away in search of a better place to live, other animals try out his mother's empty pouch while she is looking for him.

Elmer the elephant and his friends Lion and Tiger help a kangaroo who thinks he can't jump.

"A baby kangaroo takes his first tentative hops outside of his mama's pouch, meeting other creatures and growing bolder with each outing. On board pages." --

It is bedtime, but Cooper is not ready to climb into his mother's pouch and go to sleep until they enjoy some lullabies.

This book introduces kangaroos to young readers through simple text and related photos.