Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 89 Pedley, Ethel C. 1859 1898 Dot and the Kangaroo Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot_and_the_Kangaroo Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "Dot and the Kangaroo" by Ethel C. Pedley is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a little girl named Dot, who finds herself lost in the Australian bush and, in her moment of despair, is befriended by a sympathetic kangaroo. Together, they embark on a journey filled with adventure, challenges, and important lessons about the natural world and the impact of humans on it. The opening of the novel introduces us to Dot as she wanders through the bush, frightened and lost. After enduring physical hardships and recalling her mother's instructions, she collapses in fear, only to be comforted by a kangaroo who understands her plight. This kangaroo shares its own sorrow over losing a baby and offers Dot magical berries that allow her to communicate with the bush's creatures. As their friendship develops, the kangaroo teaches Dot about the Australian wilderness, expressing her disdain for humans who threaten the lives of the bush animals. The opening sets the tone for themes of empathy, the connection between humans and nature, and the importance of understanding the consequences of one's actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Kangaroos -- Juvenile fiction Animals -- Australia -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Australia Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 226386 2025-07-02T08:22:14.869195 text/html 218564 2021-01-08T22:43:53 text/html 149343 2025-07-02T08:22:19.645125 application/epub+zip 151331 2025-07-02T08:22:16.464120 application/epub+zip 151331 2025-07-02T08:22:15.438144 application/epub+zip 278650 2025-07-02T08:22:22.000127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268260 2025-07-02T08:22:19.038118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242523 2022-09-02T11:20:06.864612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207744 2025-07-02T08:22:14.367198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207682 2021-01-08T22:43:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19304 2025-07-02T08:22:22.121112 application/rdf+xml 12843 2025-07-02T08:22:15.926137 image/jpeg 3365 2025-07-02T08:22:15.682126 image/jpeg 78542 2021-01-08T22:43:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 76682 2021-01-08T22:43:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 146930 2025-07-02T08:22:14.887176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia