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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2015 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 1–4—"In the center of Australia, far inland, where ocean is a dim memory…a big red kangaroo licks his forearms and lets the early evening breeze wash over him." So begins this narrative account of one night in the life of a male red kangaroo, leader of his mob. From a breakfast of grasses at nightfall to finding shelter in a rainstorm, Red is ever vigilant, looking...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
The jacket illustration depicts a kangaroo jumping from left to right, the opening endpapers contain a red roo's footprints leading in the same direction, and the title page shows the large marsupial poised to leap into the first pages of text. Just three page turns and Byrne's dramatic charcoal and digital collages propel readers into one night in the life of Red, a large Australian kangaroo. The text begins lyrically: "In the center of Australia, far inland, wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Lyrical text and Byrne's dramatic charcoal and digital collages propel readers into one night in the life of Red, a large Australi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
