num_pages: 80
description: It looks like a bear, but isn’t one. It climbs trees as easily as a monkey— but isn’t a monkey, either. It has a belly pocket like a kangaroo, but what’s a kangaroo doing up a tree? Meet the amazing Matschie’s tree kangaroo, who makes its home in the ancient trees of Papua New Guinea’s cloud forest. And meet the amazing scientists who track these elusive animals.
language: English
title: The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
titlecomplete: The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
genres: Nature, Childrens, Picture Books, Juvenile, Middle Grade, Environment, Science, Animals, Nonfiction, Natural History
ratings_count: 402
series: Scientists in the Field
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Sibert Medal, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: NCTE Orbis Pictus Award
publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers