Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?
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Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?

Written and illustrated by Eric Carle
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2 - 4
Reading age
32
Page count
190L
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Mar 22, 2000
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From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes a reassuring tale of a mother’s love for her child. Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? answers curious kids who wonder whether lions, bears, and monkeys have mothers, too. Bright collage illustrations and simple text reinforce the theme that everyone has a mother, and every mother loves her child. Meet the little joey bouncing in mother kangaroo’s pouch. Watch little cubs prance around mother lion. Swim with a baby dolphin calf in the deep blue sea. Eric Carle’s classic, colorful collages of baby animals and their mothers will delight and comfort young readers.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780060287689
    Publication Date
    March 22, 2000
    Publisher
    HarperCollins
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 1991
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    2 - 4 years
    Lexile® Level
    190L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~G
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~1.7

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