The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 19, 2009
A 2007 Sibert Honor Book It looks like a bear, but isn’t one.
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- Who it’s for
- Meet an unusual tree kangaroo and the scientists tracking it through Papua New Guinea’s cloud forest.
- Themes
- Tree kangaroos, Cloud forest wildlife, Field science
- Genres
- Kangaroos, Protecting the Planet, Animals & Zoology
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A 2007 Sibert Honor Book It looks like a bear, but isn’t one. It climbs trees as easily as a monkey— but isn’t a monkey, either. It has a belly pocket like a kangaroo, but what’s a kangaroo doing up a tree? Meet the amazing Matschie’s tree kangaroo, who makes its home in the ancient trees of Papua New Guinea’s cloud forest. And meet the amazing scientists who track these elusive animals.
Treebound Curiosity
Meet an unusual tree kangaroo and the scientists tracking it through Papua New Guinea’s cloud forest.
Come here for
- A close encounter with the Matschie’s tree kangaroo
- Wildlife science in Papua New Guinea’s cloud forest
Expect
- An animal with bear-, monkey-, and kangaroo-like traits
- Scientists tracking an elusive species
Where it sits
| Kangaroos | 82% |
|---|---|
| Protecting the Planet | 22% |
| Animals & Zoology | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Adventure & Explorers
- Animal Facts
- Mammals
- Exploration & Discovery
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- All About Trees
- Australia & Oceania
- Photography for Kids
- Ecosystems & Environment
- Authors
- Sy Montgomery
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 19, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Tree kangaroos · Cloud forest wildlife · Field science
- Reading lane
- Adventure & Explorers