About the Australian Outback
The sparsely populated Australian Outback and bush country are home to some of Earth’s most iconic animals, including kangaroos with their characteristic joey pouch, koalas who eat hard to digest eucalyptus leaves, and kookaburras with their loud call that sounds like raucous laughter. A narrow escape from a wildfire teaches Kate the kangaroo that her impressions of koalas and kookaburras were wrong and that success involves embracing each other’s differences and working together.
Maggie’s Magic Map
Escape in the Outback
Puzzled by impressions of their new classmates on the first day of school, Maggie and her younger brothers and cousin are whisked away by the Magic Map to the Australian Outback, where they meet Kate the kangaroo. A narrow escape from a wildfire with the help of a kookaburra and two koala cousins teaches Kate and the kids the importance of working together and embracing differences.
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Reader’s Comments
Lin Fan
Designer, teacher and parent; Shanghai, China
“Young readers will love this fantastic journey into the Australian outback and its lessons on listening and acceptance.”
Emanuela Palla
Educator, lecturer and aunt; Siena, Italy
“A wonderful story to provide our children with tools to thrive in diverse communities: curiosity and communication!”
Alec Kun & Jeremy Kun
7th grade and 4th grade; San Diego, US
“This book has great vocabulary, flows with a rhyming style and teaches children to not judge others based on first impressions.”
Noureddine Lomri
PhD, Educator and parent; Osny, France
“I am adding this story to my future grandchildren’s library. What could be more relevant in today’s world than a tale using children’s universal bond with animals to convey the importance of mutual acceptance, respect and solidarity!”
Nika Greenberg
M.Ed., Early Educator; San Francisco, US
“The story is captivating, whimsical, and relatable, filled with characters each child is sure to connect with and a plot that sparks curiosity and imagination! The rhyming language is engaging to readers and listeners alike, supporting early literacy and helping develop early phonemic awareness.”
John Farrar
Grandfather, Educator and lecturer; Acton, CA, USA
“Young readers will be enthralled by this whimsical and thought-provoking adventure in the Outback.
Our granddaughter certainly is!”
Maggie’s Magic Map
Escape in the Outback
Puzzled by impressions of their new classmates on the first day of school, Maggie and her younger brothers and cousin are whisked away by the Magic Map to the Australian Outback, where they meet Kate the kangaroo. A narrow escape from a wildfire with the help of a kookaburra and two koala cousins teaches Kate and the kids the importance of working together and embracing differences.
About the Australian Outback
The sparsely populated Australian Outback and bush country are home to some of Earth’s most iconic animals, including kangaroos with their characteristic joey pouch, koalas who eat hard to digest eucalyptus leaves, and kookaburras with their loud call that sounds like raucous laughter. A narrow escape from a wildfire teaches Kate the kangaroo that her impressions of koalas and kookaburras were wrong and that success involves embracing each other’s differences and working together.
Buy Now
Maggie’s Magic Map
Escape in the Outback
Puzzled by impressions of their new classmates on the first day of school, Maggie and her younger brothers and cousin are whisked away by the Magic Map to the Australian Outback, where they meet Kate the kangaroo. A narrow escape from a wildfire with the help of a kookaburra and two koala cousins teaches Kate and the kids the importance of working together and embracing differences.
About the Australian Outback
The sparsely populated Australian Outback and bush country are home to some of Earth’s most iconic animals, including kangaroos with their characteristic joey pouch, koalas who eat hard to digest eucalyptus leaves, and kookaburras with their loud call that sounds like raucous laughter. A narrow escape from a wildfire teaches Kate the kangaroo that her impressions of koalas and kookaburras were wrong and that success involves embracing each other’s differences and working together.
Buy Now
Reader’s Comments
Lin Fan
Designer, teacher and aunt; Shanghai, China
“Young readers will love this fantastic journey into the Australian outback and its lessons on listening and acceptance.”
Emanuela Palla
Educator, lecturer and aunt; Siena, Italy
“A wonderful story to provide our children with tools to thrive in diverse communities: curiosity and communication!”
Alec and Jeremy Kun
7th grade and 4th grade, San Diego, US
“This book has great vocabulary, flows with a rhyming style and teaches children to not judge others based on first impressions.”
Noureddine Lomri
PhD, Educator and parent; Osny, France
“I am adding this story to my future grandchildren’s library. What could be more relevant in today’s world than a tale using children’s universal bond with animals to convey the importance of mutual acceptance, respect and solidarity!”
Nika Greenberg
M.Ed., Early Educator; San Francisco, US
“The story is captivating, whimsical, and relatable, filled with characters each child is sure to connect with and a plot that sparks curiosity and imagination! The rhyming language is engaging to readers and listeners alike, supporting early literacy and helping develop early phonemic awareness.”
John Farrar
Grandfather, Educator and lecturer; Acton, CA, USA
“Young readers will be enthralled by this whimsical and thought-provoking adventure in the Outback. Our granddaughter certainly is!”
Reader’s Comments
Lin Fan
Designer, teacher and aunt; Shanghai, China
“Young readers will love this fantastic journey into the Australian outback and its lessons on listening and acceptance.”
Emanuela Palla
Educator, lecturer and aunt; Siena, Italy
“A wonderful story to provide our children with tools to thrive in diverse communities: curiosity and communication!”
Alec Kun & Jeremy Kun
7th grade and 4th grade,
San Diego, US
“This book has great vocabulary, flows with a rhyming style and teaches children to not judge others based on first impressions.”
Noureddine Lomri
PhD, Educator and parent; Osny, France
“I am adding this story to my future grandchildren’s library. What could be more relevant in today’s world than a tale using children’s universal bond with animals to convey the importance of mutual acceptance, respect and solidarity!”
Nika Greenberg
M.Ed., Early Educator;
San Francisco, US
“The story is captivating, whimsical, and relatable, filled with characters each child is sure to connect with and a plot that sparks curiosity and imagination! The rhyming language is engaging to readers and listeners alike, supporting early literacy and helping develop early phonemic awareness.”
John Farrar
Grandfather, Educator and lecturer; Acton, CA, USA
“Young readers will be enthralled by this whimsical and thought-provoking adventure in the Outback. Our granddaughter certainly is!”