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Domico, Terry, photographer.

Kangaroos : the marvelous mob / text by Terry Domico ; photographs by Terry Domico and Mark Newman.

New York, NY : Facts on File, ©1993.

xix, 202 pages : color illustrations, map ; 32 cm

Photographer Mark Newman and naturalist/writer Domico went to Australia to "discover" kangaroos and have produced an abundantly illustrated and information-filled account. The author introduces a brief annotated bibliography with the comment that "outside of a few children's books, there is very little material on this subject readily available to the general reader." A quick search of the CD-ROM Books in Print PLUS confirms his statement; of 23 titles displayed with a search on "kangaroo(s)," 20 are juveniles. This attractive and well written work fills the gap admirably.

Kangaroos.

Newman, Mark, 1946- photographer.

Domico, Terry, photographer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190) and index.

1. An Amazing Marsupial: What Is a Kangaroo? -- 2. Life In The Pouch: Joey Grows Up -- 3. Boomer's Song: IndividuaI and Mob Behavior -- 4. "Lesser" Kangaroos: A Large and Varied Family -- 5. Social Climbers: Rock-wallabies and Tree-kangaroos -- 6. The Great Kangaroos: Reds, Greys and Wallaroos -- 7. People and Kangaroos: A Story of Exploitation and Conservation -- 8. Whither We Go?: Current Research and Future Hopes -- Appendix I: Hand-rearing Orphaned Kangaroos -- Appendix II: Kangaroo Species and Their Conservation Status.

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