Kangaroo is back! In this story he and his friends at camp divide into halves, thirds, and fourths to form teams at field day. Readers will cheer on this rowdy crew of Australian animals as they swim, canoe, play tug-of-war, and have a good, goofy time.

Have you ever wondered just how far animals can jump? From tiny grasshopper hurdles and coyote vaults to the best pouncer of all: understanding numbers and distance is easy with this fun book of animal facts! None of the animals can match the world-record-holding snow leopard! At the end, kids will discover how many jumps it would take each one to go all around the globe.

Once, Kangaroo couldn't jump. Find out how that changed in this charmingly illustrated adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling's much-loved Just So Stories. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, this book is specially written for children who are learning to read and includes entertaining puzzles to solve at the end.

Illus. in full color. "Kangaroo child Norma Jean loves to jump. The problem is that her jumping gets out of hand, causing accidents and some ruffled feelings among her friends, and Norma stops her jumping entirely. But when the school's field-day games come up, Norma Jean is coaxed back into action long enough to win ribbons. Light, popular fare for beginning readers."--Booklist.

Introduce young learners to reading with these decodable stories about a bug who buzzes and a kangaroo who can't stop jumping. Charming illustrations and a comprehension activity add to the fun!

Kangaroo and his Australian animal friends divide themselves up into different groups for the various field day events at camp.

What do all the animals in this book have in common? They jump! The expertly crafted text uses a repetitive sentence pattern along with strong visual cues to support early readers as they build their reading skills and confidence. This 16-page book features repetitive and predictable text and incorporates high-frequency and familiar sight words. Children just learning how to read will love these colorful and engaging nonfiction books.

A beautiful rhyming story about a little kangaroo that became too dependant on being carried around in his mum's pouch.The second book in this series, by Australian based author Lee Phethean, is yet another story of everyday events that his own children have experienced as they grow up from babies to toddlers.A follow up to his first book, "The Koala That Couldn't Sleep", Lee explores common baby and toddler milestone and issues and brings them to life in rhyming children's picture books that both adults and children will enjoy reading.Colourful, contrasting illustrations bring The Kangaroo That Couldn't Jump to life, offering perfect bedtime reading material and a fun way to talk about crawling, walking or jumping with your own special, little kangaroo.

Hey, you! What can you do? Can you jump like a kangaroo? Of course you can! Just open this energetic pull-the-tab book and waddle, scamper and nibble to your heart's content. With surprises galore, this bright and funny book will have children jumping up and down to show what else they can do! Full color.