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The Kangaroo Marines is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by R. W. Campbell is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of R. W. Campbell then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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How can a kangaroo jump nearly nine meters (twenty-seven feet) in one bound? What happens when a kangaroo's teeth wear out from grinding up plants? How can a kangaroo baby survive when it's no bigger than a bumblebee at birth? Outside and Inside Kangaroos answers all these questions and many others. With stunning color photographs of kangaroos -- from developing babies to adults -- and clear, accessible text, Sandra Markle invites children to learn all about these unique and fascinating creatures.

Curious young readers will delight in this close look at kangaroos -- from the inside out! ... Read more

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THANKS FOR THE REALITY
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK.IT HAS PROVEN TO BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS.CHILDREN GET BORED SKIMMING THE PRETTY SIDE OF LIFE OVER AND OVER BECAUSE ADULTS DON'T HAVE THE PATIENCE AND ANSWERSIT TAKES TO BE HONEST.CHILDREN KNOW THAT THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN WHAT THEY ARE SHOWN. KANGAROOS ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX ANIMALS IN THE WORLD (POUCHES ANDHOPPING ARE THE LEAST OF IT).THIS BOOK SHOWS THAT IN A WAY THAT IS NOT"GROSS"; BUT, REAL, HONEST AND EDUCATIONAL.

Purposfully explicit
The beauty of this series is the slightly gruesome nature of the photographs.While adults may wrinkle their noses and say "Ick," elementary school children find them very appealing.Kids especially enjoyknowing their elders are "grossed out" by the pictures!

Outside and Inside Kangaroos
Although this book contains incredible photographs I am reviewing it unfavorably based on the age range (4-8). I bought it to use in a Kindergarten classroom.The pictures are too explicit revealing internalorgans, stomach and undigested food, the womb, leg muscles and tendons. Luckily, I looked at it before putting it in the classroom.I feel thatthe students would have been frightened, not only by the graphic nature ofthe pictures but also by wondering how the pictures were taken.Akin to adissection book.Definitely for older children and even then, for thosenot squeamish. ... Read more

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The Kangaroo wants to be different. He wants to be popular so that other Animals will follow him. His wish is granted - but why is Yellow-Dog Dingo chasing him all through the land? ... Read more

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One of My Personal Favorites!
Kipling was a master children's story writers and this story is one of his best!

Beautifully illustrated
The gorgeous illustrations caught my eye and so I picked up the book for the first time.What a wonderful story.Kipling has a way of writing that just flows and makes reading the story out loud a pleasure just to hear the words. ... Read more

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

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Ultimately, Flannery looks ahead and sees that the age of discovery isnot at all complete in New Guinea, as so much remains unknown. But, inan often-told tale, modern political forces are at work, reshapingthose unique natural and cultural environments that Throwim WayLeg explores with such vigor. --Byron Ricks ... Read more

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Very readable, incomparable discovery
I'd like to add my vote to those that reviewed this favorably.This is one of those books you read that cause other family members to comment "can you put that book down for a second and look at this".And you will respond by "Wait a second, listen to this!".

Flannery as mentioned in above reviews is no James Mitchner but his travels and discoveries are more novel and less attainable to those that would not put up with malaria, scrub typhus, parasites, hunger, miserable weather and a hundred other obstacles that exist in exotic Papau New Guinea and Irian Jaya.

If you get this book arrange for some blocks of free time as you won't want to be interrupted.You also may want to have a map available as you journey along with Flannery.

Hey! This is a great book!
I had never heard of this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is about a biologists experiences over years in New Guinea.The animals were interesting, but the stars of the show were the people.Flannery has the ability to see beyond the obvious in people and recognize intelligence, kindness, leadership where they exist not where you expect them to exist. It is also a good primer to today's New Guinea, it's culture, geography, and politics.

Interesting story - biological and anthropological
Flannery is the Principal Research Scientist at the Australian Museum. This book recounts several of his expeditions in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya in the 80s and 90s.

He's the opposite to Douglas Adams. In approaching some similar topics in his `Last Chance to See' Adams was primarily a writer. Flannery is primarily a biologist - the writing came second. Thus there's not the wit, and the style is often understated. In some cases this is quite charming as he pretty casually relates some harrowing incidents (such as getting stuck alone in an underground crevice). In contrast his vocabulary can get a bit ostentatious: he'll use always use a word like `ossuary', for example, rather than graveyard, and in one case he used a word I've forgotten now that from the context must mean something like overeating, but didn't even appear in my complete Macquarie dictionary. (Ah, another amazon reviewer had the same problem, although they were impressed by the obscure vocabulary, while I was unimpressed by same: 'farcarted' gets nothing from any online dictionaries - the only place it turns up in a google search is in these perplexed amazon reviews. Maybe it's an in-joke.)

These are exotic places and creatures, and Flannery capably recalls some real adventures. Part of the strange appeal of this book is shaking your head at some of the near-insane deprivations and risks his biological obsession has entailed (hence the insightful description of another reviewer, `bloody mad scientist'). Moreover half the fascination is anthropological. He generally does very well walking the line between eulogising and demonising the tribal Papuans. He ably conveys some of the dilemmas of contact between ancient and modern, such as the time when in all good faith he acceded to requests to sharpen all the knives in a village, but then was appalled to see several villagers accidentally cutting themselves deeply because they'd never had anything but blunt edges. He does tend towards the assumption that any loss of traditional culture is automatically bad, but honestly allows us to see some ugly things that challenge this assumption.

Towards the end of the book, as much to his chagrin as ours, we're not able to merely enjoy the excitement of discovery of species because of the context of ugly mistreatment of Irian nationals by their Indonesian conquerors. I got the feel that none of us wanted this to be a `political' book, particularly not a partisan one, but in telling his story it becomes unavoidable. Flannery again to his credit is very careful not to say `all Indonesians', or `all the mining company workers', but sadly his biological expeditions are somewhat overrun just at the end by encounters with some brutal racism, at times incidental, at others structural.

Amazing scientist, unexceptional writer.
Without a doubt Tim Flannery ranks with the world's greatest scientist/explorers.He has a wealth of fascinating and valuable tales to tell from his travels to New Guinea.However, the book has little coherent structure.It's just a series of (mostly) unrelated stories, like he might recount over dinner.The details of his trips are incredible, but by the time I was half way through, I began losing my interest and felt I was re-reading previous passages.

Breathtaking, humorous and poignant
Flannery is one of a kind.He is to New Guinea what Perry and Amundson are to the poles, a first-comer .... one of the first to explore and document the stone age peoples of the mysterious island wilderness in the last days of its age of innocence.

Yes, there are cannibals, with bones in their noses and gourds worn on their penis, yet Flannery somehow manages to get the reader to empathize with these people, to understand their foibles and traditions, and to feel regret that their ancient ways are going, going, gone ... forever.Take the chapter where he goes in pursuit of the Bulmer's Fruit Fly Bat -- you suffer with him the agonies of failure and the desperations of the search, and the exhilaration of success.Or follow along with his learning experiences among the native tribes and come to actually understand the hows and whys of the way the led their lives, even to discovering there were (to the natives) valid reasons for their rare acts of cannibalism.

Although he describes some of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, the reader comes to know that Papua New Guinea will never rate very highly as a tourist destination, but you'll have to read this book to appreciate the reasons why.

Think you couldn't possibly be interested in such things?Try twenty pages of this charming book; the images will lived in your memory forever.

Hooroo, Tim!Bonzer yarn, mate! ... Read more

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A baby kangaroo is born in the woodlands of Australia. After eight months in his mothers pouch, he is ready to start walking. He quickly learns how to use his tail for balance. Hop along with this joey as he goes through his first year of life. ... Read more

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This is an impressive, well written and gorgeous book about the eastern gray kangaroo!
Most people think that there is only one kind of kangaroo, but in fact there are fifty different species.The one that is explored in this book is the eastern gray kangaroo whose habitat is the "grasslands and open woodlands" of Australia.The kangaroo is a marsupial (nonplacental mammal) who lives in a "mob" or group of kangaroos that number as high as thirty in number. Kangaroos are plant eaters and love to "nibble grass."When the female is about to give birth she will stop eating and clean her pouch in preparation for her new baby (called a joey) who will be "no bigger than a jelly bean."This tiny creature uses its "sense of smell to find his mother's pouch."Once inside the protective pouch he will drink milk and remain there for several months.

After six months the babysticks his head out of the pouch to take a look at his new world.If he becomes frightened by a galah or other unfamiliar creatures, he can slip right back into his pouch.When he is eight months old, he emerges from the pouch trying out his new found independence.He won't wander far off and if he becomes tired or frightened he "jumps into the pouch headfirst" and "somersaults to turn [himself] around."In this amazing book you'll learn about their physical characteristics, what they eat, where they live, their scientific classification, how long they stay with their mothers, how they defend themselves against predators, how the clean themselves, how they keep cool, how the young "play fight" and more!

I was very impressed with the quality of the book, how well written and researched it was.It started off by listed some basic facts and then very nicely moved into a storybook format that will entice even the most reluctant reader.In addition to the text there are numerous informative captions.For example, a mother and her baby are pictured together and off to the side a caption states, "At 6 months, a baby kangaroo is about the size of a house cat.It weighs about 4.5 pounds (2 kg)."The cut paper illustrations are stunning and very appealing.In the back of the book of the book is a map outlining where kangaroos can be found, some "Kangaroo Fun Facts," a glossary, an index and additional book and web site resources (FactHound).This is one gorgeous series you'll want to take a closer look at! ... Read more

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Includes stories, jokes, projects, games, and various activities for indoors and outdoors. ... Read more

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Visiting Grandma, two young kangaroos fill their pouches with toys, from one teddy bear to ten butterflies. ... Read more

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Time Is Running Out for the McWaids -.

Patrick McWaid and his family have safely reached Echuca, Victoria, where they hope to find his missing father, who was sent to Australia on a prison ship. But there's a reward out for the capture of escaped prisoner John McWaid. And some of the worried townspeople are forming a search party with dogs!

When Conrad Burke, Mr. McWaid's old enemy, shows up, Patrick knows his father is in even greater danger. Hoping to hide from unfriendly eyes, Mrs. McWaid quickly accepts an offer to let the family use a shanty outside town until things quiet down. But they've barely settled in before a gang of bushrangers, or outlaws, takes them hostage. Can Patrick find a way to rescue his family?

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Take a look into the wild life of Buster the Kangaroo through the unique approach of the Wildlife Buddies series. Each book in the series focuses on an adorable baby animal from its respective continent while teaching an important value, such as obedience or helping others. Side notes to Buster's bouncing story will offer interesting facts about the real life of an Australian kangaroo. Brimming with animal life, this spiral-bound book features acrylic pages that allow children to peek into the kangaroo habitat as the page is turned. Engaging and educational, the Wildlife Buddies series is a must-have for any child's learning library.

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Winner of the 2006 Pearl Poetry Prize, selected by Denise Duhamel, Denmark, Kangaroo, Orange is a collection of whimsical, imaginative, and always surprising prose poems. Ranging in subject from nostalgia, mortality, and the after-life to poetry itself, this new book by Kevin Griffith is, in the words of Duhamel, "a rich, startling, and magical romp." ... Read more

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I read this and liked it
Kevin Griffith's new book is not boring or stupid.

His last book is also good.

There is one used copy of it selling right now for $77.56.

That means you must buy this book now or you might regret it and pay a lot of money for it in a couple of years or you will never read this and more years will pass and your bookshelf will probably become exponentially more boring as you get old and you might become sad in ways that you will never understand.

I can open this book to any page and just start reading and like it.

Kevin Griffith writes poems with wit and humor.

Denise Duhamel called this book a 'magical romp.'

"A poem has to offer promise. Even severed heads dream a little. Even the bronze butterfly will wake from its dark branch. Keep that chin up. For every suicide, there are at least a hundred births."

That is from one of the poems.

"The poet tried so hard to please us by meditating in the wood-fired oven, tossing out lines by Blake, regaling us with witty aphorisms concerning his moth collection. The whole scene really didn't remind anyone of the movie The Village of the Damned, but that was the first movie that came to mind."

That is from another poem.

"And if grass is the uncut hair of graves, add water and sun and what you have is something less trite than optimism, yet more honest than cynicism. I have not wasted my life. Not yet."

That is from the original poem I quoted. I could read that poem over and over and I could never hate it.

These are good. The whole thing is good.

Kevin Griffith is a prolific neo-formal flarf poet from Lincoln, Nebraska where he catches migratory locusts in mousetraps and sells them to blind children for money.

I just made that up.

Kevin Griffith is funny and interesting and his best poetry hasn't even been published yet. ... Read more

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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and birth and development of kangaroos, marsupials that live in Australia. ... Read more

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A children's story that brings up the point of why there is value in being a different than others. ... Read more

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Kangaroo Sally
This story is about a kangaroo named Sally, and the friends of hers that live in the forests of Tasmania. There are some strange animals that live there and you get to meet some of them.
This story also deals with the issues that everyone faces, why are we different? Why can I do things beter then others and vice versa? You learn that we are special.
Sally likes to run, alot, but her friends can not keep up with her. They do not want to play her games any more, she goes for a walk to think about things, there is a human pinic with a fire,the wind pics up and the fire goes into the forest. Will she get to her friends in time? ... Read more