Kangaroo

A heart-warming story about a young girl and a TV presenter who form an unlikely friendship and work together to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned kangaroos. Charlie has only been in Silver Gum for a week and she's already saved three orphaned joeys. The joeys are the only thing Charlie likes about this remote place her mum has dragged her to. All she really wants is to go back. Back home and back to before, when Dad was with them. Chris wants to go back in time, too. Back to when he was a successful weatherman and the whole country didn't hate him. What he doesn't want is to be in a place that's barely even on the map. But when Chris gets stranded in Silver Gum, Charlie sees an opportunity. Could Chris be the answer Charlie and the joeys are looking for? Inspired by a true story, Kangaroo was the highest-grossing Australian film of 2025 and was released in UK cinemas in January 2026.

A heart-warming story about a young girl and a TV presenter who form an unlikely friendship and work together to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned kangaroos. Charlie has only been in Silver Gum for a week and she's already saved three orphaned joeys. The joeys are the only thing Charlie likes about this remote place her mum has dragged her to. All she really wants is to go back. Back home and back to before, when Dad was with them. Chris wants to go back in time, too. Back to when he was a successful weatherman and the whole country didn't hate him. What he doesn't want is to be in a place that's barely even on the map. But when Chris gets stranded in Silver Gum, Charlie sees an opportunity. Could Chris be the answer Charlie and the joeys are looking for? Inspired by a true story, Kangaroo was the highest-grossing Australian film of 2025 and was released in UK cinemas in January 2026.

Kangaroos live in Australia. They do not look like many other animals. And they can neither walk nor run – only jump. Read more about kangaroos in this book. Bogen tilhører serien My first book. Bagest i bogen er en gloseliste, og på turbine-undervisning.dk findes der frit tilgængelige opgaver til bogen.

Kangaroos live in Australia. They do not look like many other animals. And they can neither walk nor run – only jump. Read more about kangaroos in this book. Bogen tilhører serien My first book. Bagest i bogen er en gloseliste, og på turbine-undervisning.dk findes der frit tilgængelige opgaver til bogen.

Almost every animal carries a symbolic meaning for humans - in the case of the kangaroo it is that of peculiarity and strangeness, a reputation that throughout history has led to a troubled relationship between mankind and marsupial. Written in a lively and approachable style, Kangaroo relates the story of this odd, yet much-loved creature in Australian and global history, with a particular focus on how the image of the kangaroo has been used and abused. As well as describing the physiology and lifecycle of this unique animal, John Simons outlines the kangaroo in indigenous Australian culture. He looks at the fate of the kangaroo on first contact with Europeans, and considers the wider kangaroo diaspora, including zoo animals and wild populations across Japan and the USA. The book also explores the connections between visual representation, cultural meaning, and the current controversy in Australia surrounding kangaroo hunting and eating. Simons demonstrates how the diversity of the kangaroo has frequently been reduced to a single stereotype, and how such misrepresentations now threaten the future of the species. The book will engage all kangaroo lovers, as well as those concerned with animal welfare and conservation, particularly in Australia.

Almost every animal carries a symbolic meaning for humans - in the case of the kangaroo it is that of peculiarity and strangeness, a reputation that throughout history has led to a troubled relationship between mankind and marsupial. Written in a lively and approachable style, Kangaroo relates the story of this odd, yet much-loved creature in Australian and global history, with a particular focus on how the image of the kangaroo has been used and abused. As well as describing the physiology and lifecycle of this unique animal, John Simons outlines the kangaroo in indigenous Australian culture. He looks at the fate of the kangaroo on first contact with Europeans, and considers the wider kangaroo diaspora, including zoo animals and wild populations across Japan and the USA. The book also explores the connections between visual representation, cultural meaning, and the current controversy in Australia surrounding kangaroo hunting and eating. Simons demonstrates how the diversity of the kangaroo has frequently been reduced to a single stereotype, and how such misrepresentations now threaten the future of the species. The book will engage all kangaroo lovers, as well as those concerned with animal welfare and conservation, particularly in Australia.