Dot and the Kangaroo

Dot and the Kangaroo, by Ethel
C. Pedley

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Title: Dot and the Kangaroo
Author: Ethel C. Pedley
Illustrator: Frank P. Mahony
Release Date: July 22, 2006 [EBook #18891]
Language: English
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DOT AND THE KANGAROO
By ETHEL C. PEDLEY
WITH 19 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
By FRANK P. MAHONY
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of a child. It is admirably illustrated by Frank P. Mahony, who seems to
have entered thoroughly into the animal world of Australia. The story is
altogether Australian.... It is told so simply, and yet