The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo

Perfect for newly confident readers.Classic Stories retold in a fresh, easy, modern style

Created by the writer of The Jungle BookThe Kangaroo wants to be different.He wants to be popular so the other Animals will follow him. His wish is granted - but why is Yellow-Dog Dingo chasing him all through the land?

There are eight Just So Stories, re-told by Shoo Rayner, that are perfect for newly confident or reluctant readers. The language is chosen to make it easy to read alone while engaging the reader with high interest story content.

Clear text and fun illustrations on every page make these books the perfect choice for beginners, newly confident and reluctant readers. Best selling children's author, Shoo Rayner, has written over two hundred children's books, including many beginner reader series like this, and has illustrated over 100 books for other authors inluding Michel Rosen and Sir Michael Morpurgo.