Why the Kangaroo Jumps

Name: Why the Kangaroo Jumps
ISBN: 9781835404935

Rob Lloyd Jones

Usborne · Paperback · January 7, 2025

Once, Kangaroo couldn't jump.

Beginner Readers Folktale Retellings Kangaroo Stories short story

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Who it’s for: A retelling of Kipling’s story pairs kangaroo’s changed leap with end-of-book puzzles.
Themes: How kangaroos came to jump
Genres: Beginner Readers, Kangaroo Stories, Folktale Retellings

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About this book

Once, Kangaroo couldn't jump. Find out how that changed in this charmingly illustrated adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling's much-loved Just So Stories. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme, this book is specially written for children who are learning to read and includes entertaining puzzles to solve at the end.

Kangaroo’s Leap

A retelling of Kipling’s story pairs kangaroo’s changed leap with end-of-book puzzles.

Come here for

Kangaroo’s change from being unable to jump
An illustrated adaptation of Kipling’s Just So story

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Entertaining puzzles to solve at the end
Written for children learning to read

Where it sits

Folktale Retellings	60%
Kangaroo Stories	41%
Beginner Readers	37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

Jungle Animals
Kangaroo Stories
The Classics
Folktale Retellings

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Myths & Fables
Short Stories
Beginner Readers
Imagination & Play

Authors: Rob Lloyd Jones
Publisher: Usborne
Published: January 7, 2025
Format: Paperback
Theme: How kangaroos came to jump
Reading lane: Jungle Animals