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Kangaroo

Julia Kirby
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A01=Ashleigh Barton
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animal rescue
Australian films
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books about animals
books about real people
books about real-life stories
books based on films
books for all the family
books for eight year olds
books for nine year olds
books for ten year olds
books set in Australia
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international films
kangaroo sanctuary
kangaroos
the story of Chris 'Brolga' Barns

Product details

  • ISBN 9781444985764
  • Weight: 134g
  • Dimensions: 128 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Jan 2026
  • Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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A heart-warming story about a young girl and a TV presenter who form an unlikely friendship and work together to rescue and rehabilitate a group of orphaned kangaroos.

Charlie has only been in Silver Gum for a week and she's already saved three orphaned joeys. The joeys are the only thing Charlie likes about this remote place her mum has dragged her to. All she really wants is to go back. Back home and back to before, when Dad was with them.

Chris wants to go back in time, too. Back to when he was a successful weatherman and the whole country didn't hate him. What he doesn't want is to be in a place that's barely even on the map.

But when Chris gets stranded in Silver Gum, Charlie sees an opportunity. Could Chris be the answer Charlie and the joeys are looking for?

Inspired by a true story, Kangaroo was the highest-grossing Australian film of 2025 and was released in UK cinemas in January 2026.
About Ashleigh Barton | Julia Kirby
STUDIOCANAL is an international film and television studio with a library covering 100 years of motion picture history, including notable box office releases such as Paddington. Kangaroo was inspired by Chris 'Brolga' Barns, the founder of The Kangaroo Sanctuary, and released in cinemas in Australia and New Zealand on 18th September 2025 and in the UK on the 30th January 2026.

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