On page 18 you are told that that one of the carnival prizes is a kangaroo mother with a baby in her pouch. Your job is to research kangaroos and be ready to share some interesting facts with your group.

Here are some websites to get you started:

http://www.sazoo-aq.org/02meet/02sublinks/kangaroo.html
    Kangaroos are marsupials. They have a pouch. Kangaroos grow fast. They can leap up to 26 feet away but no more than 5 feet up in the air. A female is a flyer, a male is a boomer, and a baby a joey. Kangaroos are found in Australia.
 

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals/kangaroo.html
A baby kangaroo lives in his mother's pouch after being born for about 5 - 9 months. There are about 54 species of kangaroos. Some species include the Great Gray Kangaroo, the Red Kangaroo, Wallabies, Rat Kangaroos, and Musk Kangaroos.
 

http://www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/kanga.htm
    Kangaroos can be as small as a rat or as big as a man. They are found in Tasmania, Australia, and New Guinea. Australian kangaroos can move up to 88 km/h. Kangaroos defend themselves by going in the water and trying to drown their attacker, or to back up against a tree and kick at their attacker.
 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Kangaroocoloring.shtml

    Kangaroos can live up to 6 years in the wild and up to 20 in captivity. Most kangaroos are nocturnal. Kangaroos are in danger of extinction and are considered pests because they damage crops. Kangaroos are herbivores (eat plants) and swallow their food without chewing and they can go for months without water.
 
 
 

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