Captain Kangaroo: Home, Sweep Home (Captain Kangaroo, 1)

By Wendy Wax

A cool new series for the preschool set based on the television show from Saban EntertainmentToddlers in-the-know will soon be tuning into the morning show with the warmest and cuddliest of hosts. The anchor of choice for the under-six crowd is the newly cast Captain Kangaroo The show, which is taped at Busch Gardens in Orlando, Florida, provides kids with the ultimate playground, replete with lions, tigers, polar bears, and a wildlife expert; a Treasure House brimming with surprises; and characters parents will remember from their own childhoods. Plus there are lots of new friends to be made, including Joey, a lovable kangaroo with a most inventive mind, and Copernicus P. Digit, one of the most animated beings ever to coast on the information highway It's story time at the Treasure House and Captain Kangaroo can't seem to find his new book But that's not all that's missing: Bunny Rabbit has misplaced his carrots, Joey has lost some spare parts to his clock, and Mister Moose's Moose-paper is nowhere to be found. A surprise clean-up party is definitely in order and the whole gang joins in -- readers, too There are lots of laughs and surprises to be uncovered, including a look-and-find game that helps young readers develop visual discrimination skills while providing hours of good clean fun for everyone.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061070912
• ISBN13: 9780061070914
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1