Central Kansas Library System

Provides information about the appearance, homes, eating habits, and reproduction of kangaroos, and includes photographs.

"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the fighting abilities of dingoes and kangaroos. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Red and Gray argue about a book, pencil, and toy car. Luckily, Dad is nearby to encourage them to give back each other's possessions. He also teaches them to share, and they end up enjoying that most of all.

Did you know that kangaroos belong to a group called marsupials? Kangaroo mothers keep their babies safe inside their pouches. Learn these and other interesting facts in “A Kangaroo's World”.

What's Australian, pocket-sized, and no bigger than a jellybean? A newborn red kangaroo! Readers will follow these marvelous marsupials in this delightful first-person narrative of a young "joey" and her family. This innovative text introduces readers to key science curriculum concepts such as life cycles, habitats, and adaptations in an engaging, playful way. Vivid illustrations and rich fun facts will entertain as they educate readers. The concluding...

When kangaroos gather in large groups, they get loud and physical. Males duke it out in boxing matches, jumping and jabbing with feisty determination to earn the "dominant male" title. Be prepared for a kangaroo mob scene!

A young kangaroo growing up in the beautiful Australian outback, finds herself outgrowing the safety and comfort of her mum's pouch. Growing up is challenging no matter who you are. But when disaster strikes, Ali realises there might be someone else who needs her mum's help more than she does. Will Ali find the courage to share her mum's pouch with someone who needs it more than she does?

Tools For Hard Conversations will help professionals who routinely have hard conversations in the course of their work. It is a guide for how to have these types of conversations, while avoiding the compassion-fatigue and burnout that often comes with these roles. It goes into depth about the philosophies, approaches and practical tools that enable workers to help people more effectively without sacrificing their own well-being. Often helping professionals,...

Little Rue Makes Stew is the first in a series of children's books with the author's three boys as an audience in mind. The series follows a young joey kangaroo, affectionately named Little Rue, as he grows up and experiences the world around him the same way many young children do-by playing and working with their parents, neighbors, and friends. In Little Rue Makes Stew, Little Rue, working alongside his mother, learns how to cook the family meal....

Troo is not a baby, and he's not afraid to climb the biggest tree in the forest, even though his parents told him not to. But this tree isn't safe for anyone. What will happen if Troo falls?