Dot and the Kangaroo to understand the language of all animals, and she tells the kangaroo her plight. The kangaroo, who has lost her own joey, decides to help little Dot despite her own fear of humans. The book is filled with criticism on negative human interference in the wild in 1884. A film adaptation was released in 1977 directed by Yoram Gross. It combines animation with live action. (with original illustrations) Dot and the Kangaroo Dot and the Kangaroo is a children's book written by Ethel C. Pedley about a little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian outback and is
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (known commonly as Skippy) is an Australian television series created by Australian actor John McCallum, Lionel (Bob) Austin and Lee Robinson produced from 1967–1969 (airing from 1968–1970) about the adventures of a young boy and his highly intelligent pet kangaroo, and the various visitors to the fictional Waratah National Park in Duffys Forest, near Sydney. Ninety-one 30-minute episodes were produced. Additionally, a full-length movie titled "Skippy and The Intruders" was released to theatres in 1969. The show's star was Skippy, a female eastern grey kangaroo befriended by Sonny Hammond, younger son of