Did You Know? Kangaroo Packed with fun facts about the most endearing animal in the world

by Publishers, New Holland

• ISBN13: 9781921073861
• ISBN10: 1921073861
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2025-09-01
• Publisher: New Holland Publishers

Summary

A fun book is packed with fascinating facts about the ever-popular subject of kangaroos. A unique symbol of Australia, Kangaroos are known and loved the world over. Did You Know? ... A kangaroo can hop as fast as fifty kilometres per hour. When newly born, a baby kangaroo has no fur and measures only two centimetres long. As well as kangaroos that live on the ground, there are several species that live in trees. Each spread covers a different aspect of kangaroo life, from ‘ Getting around’ and ‘ What’ s for dinner?’ to ‘ Special adaptations’ and ‘ Life in a pouch’ . In addition to the familiar ground-living species such as Red and Grey Kangaroos, the book includes the more mysterious members of the Tree-Kangaroo family from Queensland and New Guinea. Bite-sized chunks of interesting information coupled with stunning photographs combine to make this an engaging and entertaining introduction to the subject that’ s bound to capture the imagination of any reader.

Author Biography

New Holland Publishers set the benchmark for high-quality, on trend, non-fiction books across categories from cooking and health, natural history and gardening, children’ s, sport, travel, biographies, true crime, self-help and reference, to bold substantial coffee table books featuring the most dynamic full-color illustrations. New Holland Publishers set the benchmark for high-quality, on trend, non-fiction books across categories from cooking and health, natural history and gardening, children’ s, sport, travel, biographies, true crime, self-help and reference, to bold substantial coffee table books featuring the most dynamic full-colour illustrations. New Holland Publishers set the benchmark for high-quality, on trend, non-fiction books across categories from cooking and health, natural history and gardening, children’ s, sport, travel, biographies, true crime, self-help and reference, to bold substantial coffee table books featuring the most dynamic full-color illustrations.

Table of Contents

What is a Kangaroo? 6 Facts and figures 8 Getting around 10 Special adaptations 12 Where do they live? 14 Life in a pouch 16 What’ s for dinner? 18 Taking to the trees 20 Threats to Kangaroos 22