Young Kangaroo Author:Margaret Wise Brown, Jennifer Dewey (Illustrator) On the grassy plains of Australia, a baby kangaroo -- a joey -- is born. One night the mother kangaroo hides her baby to protect him from a pack of wild dogs. Alone and frightened, the joey waits for his mother to return. Features all new illustrations by a naturalist whose passion is observing creatures in the wild. Full color.