| Dot and the Kangaroo (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Pedley, Ethel C. (Author), Mahony, Frank P. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1409944271 ISBN-13: 9781409944270 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Ethel Charlotte Pedley (1859-1898) was an Australian author and musician. Pedleys most well-known book is Dot and the Kangaroo, which featured a little girl named Dot who becomes lost in the Australian outback, and is helped to find her way back home by a friendly kangaroo. The illustrations were drawn by Frank P. Mahony. Pedley was a believer in the conservation of the Australian flora and fauna, and usually wrote her books from this perspective, singling out man as disconnected from nature and the rest of the animals. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6" W x 9" (0.45 lbs) 132 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Ethel Charlotte Pedley (1859-1898) was an Australian author and musician. Pedley's most well-known book is Dot and the Kangaroo, which featured a little girl named Dot who becomes lost in the Australian outback, and is helped to find her way back home by a friendly kangaroo. The illustrations were drawn by Frank P. Mahony. Pedley was a believer in the conservation of the Australian flora and fauna, and usually wrote her books from this perspective, singling out 'man' as disconnected from nature and the rest of the animals. |