Although McGillicuddy the kangaroo cannot produce wool or milk or lay eggs, the other animals learn that kangaroos can bring special skills to the farm.
Uses colorful photographs and simple sentences to describe a kangaroo to young readers. Focuses on their physical characteristics, behaviors, and life cycle.
Discusses the kangaroo family, their characteristics and behavior, and, in particular, the experiences of an Australian couple with an orphaned baby kangaroo during his first year in which they prepared him to be on his own.