
The Golden Age
Book Watch
The Golden Age is an immensely satisfying and generous-hearted story about displacement, recovery,...
Fiction

Inside Trader
Book
Ronald Faulkner was born and raised for the first quarter of his life in Australia. He was a...

Travels with A Husband
Book
Travels with a Husband is a journey about friendships and memories, about marriage, companionship...

Shark's Paradise (1986)
Movie
A mad man threatens to lure hundreds of sharks to the beach at Surfers Paradise Australia at the...
The 2018 Foodies' Diary
Book
The Foodies' Diary returns in 2018. This stunning diary for food lovers provides inspiration on what...

Radio FM Fiji online Stations
Music and Entertainment
App
Radio Fiji is the BEST radio application that everyone expects, very LIGHT, BEAUTIFUL and FAST. With...

CommBank Youth
Finance and Lifestyle
App
The CommBank Youth app is a fun and safe way to help teach your child to earn, save and spend...

Dominique Marie (7 KP) rated Dot and the Kangaroo in Books
Nov 28, 2018
Category: Book set in a place you've never been/want to visit
Back to the Classics Reading Challenge 2017
Category: Book about an animal/or animal in Title
I'm giving this book 4 stars. I enjoyed it so much. Dot gets lost in the Australian Bush and is befriended by a Kangaroo. She meets many creatures while trying to find her way back home. I loved the descriptions of the Bush and the creatures that live there. This is a really good children's book, and the only problem I had with it is that all humans are demonized. There is no distinction made between poachers and those who hunt for food. I have always wanted visit Australia, even though some things about Australia terrify me, for example, killer spiders. I actually used to watch the Dot movies when I was a kid. I had no idea that it was based on this book until I was looking for books to read for the Challenges. I'm really glad I found it!

Radio Astronomer: John Bolton and a New Window on the Universe
Peter Robertson, Ron Ekers and Ken Kellerman
Book
The leading Australian astronomer of his generation, John Bolton (1922-93), was born in Sheffield...

Maggie Beer's Summer Harvest Recipes
Book
Maggie Beer's Summer Harvest Recipes brings together all of Maggie Beer's signature recipes from her...