Chloe and Joey Meet a Very Wise Kiwi

By Menkit Prince

A 7 year old girl in Victoria wrote to the government pleading to save the lives of a mob of kangaroos in her town who were in the way of development. But she and her classmates were ignored. After befriending Joey, a baby kangaroo whose mother was killed by the school bus, she had a cunning plan to fly to New Zealand with Joey and talk to government representatives to ask why they cared about their national icon, the Kiwi. On the journey they ventured into the remote parts of South Island alone where they met a rare wild kiwi who told them the answers they were looking for, along with bestowing a surprise gift on Joey. Armed with this empowering information, would they now be able to persuade the government in Australia to save this mob in time?

Says Bob Irwin, Wildlife Conservationist and father of world-famous Steve Irwin "Chloe and Joey Meet a Very Wise Kiwi' is a wonderful children's book with a very important message to children and adults worldwide. Through her passion and understanding of the dire situation facing our unique wildlife, Menkit has produced a meaningful and spiritual version of our magnificent kangaroos, through the eyes of a child."

Menkit Prince, author, and Kathleen McLaren, illustrator, collaborated to create this work in order to educate kids about the plight of our kangaroos. Together they are donating 100% of the proceeds of this book to help wildlife carers who rehabilitate injured kangaroos.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Menkit Prince
• Release date: Sep 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370382606

Menkit Prince

Menkit Prince is an author of several children’s books and also books pioneering the art of combining essential oils with food.Born in Australia in 1951, she has been involved in aromatherapy since 1993 teaching classes on essential oil application for improved physical and emotional well being.She is also an avid environmentalist trying to make the world a better place with books, blogs, recipe books and local activism, especially for native Australian animals and the environment.Her research into alternative healing methods convinced her that diet is the most important factor in creating vibrant health. After graduating from the East West Foundation in Sydney in 1981, she taught macrobiotic cooking, shiatsu, Japanese Okido Yoga and Oriental Medicine. Over the next 10 years, she founded and directed several healing centers in Australia and New Mexico.After years of experimentation, she embraces a vegan diet specifically a raw food diet. Menkit Prince is the first author to combine top-grade essential oils with a plant-based diet to raise the frequency of food and dramatically improve the flavour, making it more attractive for people to adopt a vegan diet. See her books at http://www.essentialoilcookbook.com http://www.chloeandjoey.com http://www.arktel.coom http://www.aromaticallyraw.com

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CHLOE AND JOEY MEET

A VERY WISE KIWI

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By Menkit Prince

Illustrated by Kathleen McLaren

Published in 2011 Copyright 2010 by Menkit Prince

Illustrations copyright 2011 Kathleen McLaren

Publisher: Open Heart Arts, PO Box 3410,

Uki, NSW, 2484

Australia www.chloeandjoey.com

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without written permission from the publisher.

Dedication

Dedicated to countless millions of kangaroos and their joeys who have suffered centuries of unjust persecution and cruelty; to all the brave wildlife activists who campaign to liberate kangaroos; and to wildlife carers, the unsung heroes who selflessly sacrifice their time, energy, health and money to help injured kangaroos.

Also dedicated to six-year-old Adi Mandel from Massachusetts, U.S.A., who told his mother, Carmen, that when he grew up he would go to Australia and stop the cruelty to the kangaroos. Adi died in December, 2008 and his mother is sure he is in Heaven working with the angels to protect all kangaroos.

100% of the profits from the sale of this book will help macropod wildlife carers save injured kangaroos.

Acknowledgment

First and foremost, I would like to thank Voiceless for a generous grant enabling public schools and libraries to receive free copies of ‘Chloe and Joey’ and for wildlife carers to receive 100% profit from the sale of the remainder of the print run. Secondly, I would like to thank Kathleen McLaren for the exquisite illustrations she donated, Joanna Pagan for her marathon editing, Maryland Wilson for the foreword and Sheila Newman for the insightful introduction.

Thanks to Wildlife Rescuers, Australian Wildlife Protection Council and Australian Society for Kangaroos in trying to relocate the small mob of kangaroos in South Morang, Victoria. Many thanks to the countless people who have made suggestions and improvements.

I acknowledge Chloe’s real-life teacher, Karin Geradts, who was the inspiration for getting the kids involved in helping the kangaroos and all the staff at Chloe’s school for their sympathy for the cause. Last but not least, I dedicate this book to Chloe Jordan, child protector of kangaroos.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication

Acknowledgment

Foreword

Introduction

AN IMPORTANT LESSON

LETTERS TO THE MEAN MINISTER

CHLOE MEETS JOEY

THE KIND MINISTER AGREES TO HELP

‘HOPPING’ ON A PLANE TO N.Z

SEARCHING FOR KIWIS

THE STRANGER’S HOUSE

KIWI’S SOLUTION

GOODBYE HENRY

THE KIND MINISTER OFFERS HELP

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE PLANE

A NEW BEGINNING

CHLOE BECOMES A BRAVE SPIRIT

You can help Chloe and Joey in real life!

What will Chloe and Joey’s next adventure be?

LETTERS TO THE MEAN MINISTER

Author’s Biography

Illustrator’s Bio

Endorsements

Illustrations

Illustrations

Chloe Looks out of Bus Window

Joey’s Mother is Killed by the School Bus

Mrs Little-Higgins Teaches Class

Mrs Little-Higgins Has a Bright Idea

Chloe Meets Joey

Chloe’s Family Make a Tough Decision

Chloe and Joey Fly to New Zealand

Frank and Dottie at Te Kuiti Bus Stop

The Stranger’s House

Finding Kiwi at Last

Fireside at Henry’s House

Meeting the Kind Minister in Auckland

Flying back from Auckland

Back in Australia

Chloe Becomes a Brave Spirit

Do Kangaroos Love their Families?

Foreword

Chloe Jordan, aged seven, wrote:

Dear Minister, I’m really angry and sad. It feels like I’m going to cry.

Reading this heartfelt plea to save a mob of 29 kangaroos trapped in Victoria’s ever- expanding development, I was deeply touched. Whitney Houston sang in her massive hit The Greatest Love of All ‘I believe that children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way…’

In Australia, only a handful of teachers and parents are as switched on as those in the delightful account of what transpired next.

Karin Geradts taught her Grade 2 class to love and respect kangaroos, and about the importance of protecting the habitat they need to survive. The dire predicament of a mob of trapped kangaroos near their school so affected the children that they wrote hopeful letters to the Environment Minister, but he did nothing to help the kangaroos!

Adrian Butler was so inspired by Karin’s awakening of children under her care that he conceived the idea of having someone write a book about Chloe and Joey going to New Zealand for help. In the story, Chloe and Joey would talk to Kiwi about saving the kangaroos from extinction, because Kiwi knew about extinction. Lovingly, the multi-talented Menkit Prince wrote this delightful children’s story.

Human encroachment continues to overtake the land that rightfully belongs to the kangaroos. They are fugitives in their own country, solely because no-one in government recognises or accepts any responsibility for them or their habitat. Bureaucrats only set commercial quotas or issue permits to kill kangaroos across Australia.

Kangaroos have evolved in harmony with their environment for millions of years but due to sociological/political factors they have endured over 200 years of persecution since European settlement in 1788. These negative attitudes, so deeply embedded in the Australian psyche, must be changed. It is with children that the fate of our iconic kangaroos rests. The alarm bells are ringing as time runs out for them, but this lovely story of hope will warm your hearts, as Chloe and Joey fly to New Zealand to meet Kiwi.

Maryland Wilson

President, Australian Wildlife Protection Council

Introduction

Dot and the Kangaroo, written in the early 20th century, is still a very popular book, because most people like the idea of being friends with wild animals, of living near the bush, of children being able to move freely and safely.

Unfortunately Australian Federal and State governments are exceptions to