The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo : An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea

**A 2007 Sibert Honor Book** 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. Gr 4-9 –Montgomery and Bishop continue their outstanding collaboration to introduce readers to scientists at work. Here, they document their participation in an expedition to the rugged and remote cloud forest of Papua New Guinea in search of the elusive and fascinating Matschie’s tree kangaroo. Text and photographs portray the work of scientist Lisa Dabek and her team as they travel to Papua New Guinea to study a type of kangaroo that lives in trees. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary Follow a group of explorers and scientists as they travel to Papua New Guinea to find a type of kangaroo that lives in trees. Follows the expedition of a research team led by Lisa Dabek as it tracks tree kangaroos in New Guinea