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Weekly Reader Children's Book Club presents Joey runs away
1984
First Published
3.95
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages
After Joey, a young kangaroo, runs away in search of a better place to live, other animals try out his mother's empty pouch while she is looking for him.
Avg Rating
3.95
Number of Ratings
91
5 STARS
35%
4 STARS
32%
3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
0%
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Author

Jack Kent
Jack Kent
Author · 25 books
John Wellington "Jack" Kent (1920 – 1985) was an American cartoonist and prolific author-illustrator of children's books. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the comic strip King Aroo. In addition to his own books, he illustrated more than twenty books by other authors.
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