HOPPETY KANGAROO (WORLD TRAVELLER) GOES...TO CANADA
Synopsis
Hoppety, an Australian Kangaroo, has been invited to Canada by
his penpal Connie the Moose. Despite making elaborate plans, Hoppety
forgets to buy a plane ticket. While he is deciding what to do,
help comes in the unexpected form of an owl, a cat and a hot air
balloon.
His new friends take him to India where he does a bit of sightseeing
but while there he has to be rescued from a herd of stampeding Indian
elephants. He is rescued by an Indian man called Rajiv, on a magic
flying carpet, who gives him a turban. Rajiv drops him off in Jamaica
where Hoppety meets the locals. However, a hurricane comes along
and Hoppety has to be flown to safety by a sheet of zinc called
Zinky, via the magic powers of Rajiv’s gift, the turban. Hoppety
finally gets to Canada and resolves to see more of the world, beginning
with Canada.
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Other Information
Ruth-Anne plans to write 5 more books in this series, taking Hoppety
around the world. As he is now in Canada, he will explore some of
this country then travel to Alaska with his friend Connie the Moose,
to meet her family. Hoppety will interact with people and other
animals and get into various scrapes during his travels and there
will be a touch of magic but not too much.
The book is a mix between a picture book and an easy reader. Children
aged between 5 – 9 years old will find it entertaining as
well as educational. It is approximately 2,600 words and will have
instructive pictures on the left hand page facing the printed story.
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© Ruth-Anne Lynch, September 2005
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