Kangaroos: Australian Hoppers: Educational Version
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The kangaroo is a marsupial. A marsupial is an animal that lives in its mother’s pouch after being born.
Kangaroos are often called roos for short.
The kangaroo has two large back feet. It uses these feet to hop or jump around.
The kangaroo also has two smaller front feet. It uses these feet much like we use our hands and arms. It will hold things in its paws, or even use its paws to hit other animals.
Find out more about this wonderful animal and learn the answers to these questions:
How does a kangaroo cool off when it is hot?
What is a male kangaroo called?
What is a female kangaroo called?
How big is the smallest kangaroo?
Do kangaroos climb trees?
Learn what a kangaroo looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts.
Ages 7 to 10
All measurements in American and metric.
Educational Versions have CCSS activities.
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Sharon Greenaway
Sharon Greenaway loves animals and loves writing about them.Her first book was about the Silkie chicken, and she has had many true life articles and stories published in books, magazines and online.Sharon got her first camera when she was ten. Last year she completed a Visual Arts Degree in Photography and hopes to add her lifelong love of photography to her storytelling.Sharon lives on the edge of the bush in Bendigo, Australia, with her husband, two children, a dog, and budgerigar and some ‘retired’ Silkie chickens.
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Kangaroos - Sharon Greenaway
KANGAROOS
AUSTRALIAN HOPPERS
By Sharon Greenaway
A LearningIsland.com
15 - Minute Book
Editor: Caitlind Alexander
Title page picture by Nigel
Special thanks to Lizzie Corke BSc (Zool) and The Cape Otway Centre for Conservation Ecology Pty Ltd, Australia.
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(c) 2006. Sharon Greenaway, Strathfieldsaye. Australia. All rights reserved.
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Kangaroos; Australian Hoppers / Sharon Greenaway
Summary: A brief look at kangaroos and how they live.
1. Kangaroo. Juvenile Literature. 2. Australia. Juvenile Literature.
Words: 1467
Reading Level: 3.7
Ages 7 to 10
Table of Contents
Book
Activities
Answers
About the Author
(Sharon Greenaway)
What is a Kangaroo?
The kangaroo is a marsupial. A marsupial is an animal that lives in its mother’s pouch after being born.
Kangaroos are often called roos for short.
The kangaroo has two large back feet. It uses these feet to hop or jump around.
The kangaroo also has two smaller front feet. It uses these feet much like we use our hands and arms. It