Step Inside the Real Stories Behind the Roo Books

Explore the experiences that shaped these stories, with photographs, videos, and reflections drawn from life alongside wild kangaroos and the raising of orphaned joeys.

Watching them grow and learning their behaviours has shaped every page of Maxie’s story.

New stories, photos, and videos are added regularly. We invite you to return and follow along as their journeys continue.

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Maxie Roo

Where it all began with little Max at Red Rabbit Farm.

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Once Upon A Time

Maxie Roo is a kangaroo; because he’s young, a joey too.

Up on the hill overlooking a stream, at Red Rabbit Farm, he sits and he dreams.

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Kangaroos Love To Play!

A wee bit cheeky, wild and free, he’s young like you and clever like me. He hops and plays he needs his sleep. Morning and night, he wants to eat.

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