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Dot and the Kangaroo is an 1899 Australian children's book written by Ethel C. Pedley about a little girl named Dot who gets lost in the Australian bush and is eventually befriended by a kangaroo and several other marsupials. The book was adapted into a stage production in 1924, and a film in 1977. [1]
Dot and the Kangaroo is a 1977 Australian live-action/animated musical drama film which combines animation and live-action. It is based on the 1899 children's literature book Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley.
Eight films featuring the adventures of Dot from the original film Dot and the Kangaroo. Dot and the Bunny (1984) was the winner of the 1983 Best Animated Film at the 28th Asia Pacific Film Festival, and Dot and Keeto (1985) won the Red Ribbon Award at the 1986 American Film and Video Festival. Coinciding with the release of the films, Gross ...
Barbara Anne Frawley (14 April 1935 – 1 March 2004) [1] was an Australian actress, voice actress and children's television host.. She was best known as the voice of young Dot in the 1977 film adaptation of Dot and the Kangaroo, [2] as well as Around the World with Dot and Dot and the Bunny.
A scan of a first edition copy of Dot and the Kangaroo, which included a photograph of Pedley and a copy of her signature.. Pedley's only published book is Dot and the Kangaroo, which featured a little girl named Dot who becomes lost in the Australian outback, and is helped to find her way back home by a friendly kangaroo.
(1977) The film Dot and the Kangaroo contains a song "The Bunyip (Bunyip Moon)". [60] The bunyip was the subject of Dot and the Smugglers where the title character, Dot, and her animal friends foil a circus-ringmaster's plan to capture a bunyip. The bunyip turns out to be a gentle, shy creature.
After Dot wins a contest, the vet agrees to operate on Gumley's eyes. Dot practices her singing while Gumley undergoes surgery. The first operation does not go well, but another procedure in two days later succeeds in curing Gumley. Gumley returns to Dot during a performance, and they sing together along with other characters.
Around the World with Dot a. k. a. Dot & Santa Claus: Yoram Gross: Yoram Gross Studios: Traditional/Live action: Theatrical: June 23, 1981: 80 minutes Grendel Grendel Grendel: Alexander Stitt: Victorian Film: Traditional: Theatrical: July 9, 1981: 88 minutes The Black Planet: Paul Williams: Fable Film Productions: Traditional: 78 minutes A ...