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Long before he hopped across the Australian plains, Old Man Kangaroo was a small, woolly creature with an oversized opinion of himself. Determined to be different from all other animals—and wonderfully run after—he makes his wish to the powerful god Nqong. The answer arrives not by magic words or gentle spells, but in the form of an endless chase led by the ever-hungry Yellow-Dog Dingo. Across deserts, salt-pans, grasslands, and rivers, Kangaroo runs, leaps, and finally hops—his legs stretching longer, his balance shifting, his shape forever altered by necessity.

Three very different, heartwarming stories about man's best friend. "Dollypogs" by David Thorn, "Brown Wolf" by Jack London and "His Dog" by Albert Payson Terhune. Dog lovers will love the variety of stories, each touching the heart in a different way.

In The Adventures of Old Man Coyote, Peter Rabbit hears a new sound that frightens him and the other animals of the Green Forest. The sound is that of a new predator in the Green Forest, Old Man Coyote. Granny and Reddy Fox don’t want competition in the Green Forest and try to trick him into leaving the forest. But Old Man Coyote proves himself to be very clever and fair.

When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? This traditional Indian tale, retold with a twist by Andrew Fusek Peters, provides an opportunity for talking about man's impact on the natural world.

Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark, uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove, except for one female shark in love. Help!

Das Glück liegt in der Luft. Der kleine Hund Lilo ist nicht der schönste Vierbeiner auf Erden, hat aber das Herz auf dem rechten Fleck. Und er kann menschliche Gefühle erschnuppern. Seine Besitzerin, die elfjährige Emi, riecht neuerdings unglücklich. Unentwegt blickt sie auf ihr Smartphone und vergisst die Welt um sich herum. Und dann entdeckt Lilo eines Tages im Park ein anderes Mädchen, das irgendwie nach Hefe riecht. Angst riecht nach Hefe! Welches Geheimnis verbergen die beiden Mädchen? Lilo ist wild entschlossen, zu helfen.