Pansy in Australia — Cynthia Bardes

In their latest adventure, Pansy the poodle detective and her best friend Avery travel to Australia to visit all of the amazing animals there—especially the kangaroos and koalas. As they tour the Animal Sanctuary, learning all about its extraordinary inhabitants, they find out that a baby kangaroo named Kenny and a baby koala named Calvin are missing! As they always do, Pansy and Avery go to work to solve the mystery. They follow the clues right to the animal thieves—two mischievous boys named Leo and Lucas who sold Kenny and Calvin to Harry Hercules for his traveling circus. Off Pansy and Avery go—by camel!—to find Harry.In the end, the little creatures are returned to their home and the thieves are taught a lesson. To make up for their wrongdoing, Harry, Leo, and Lucas all work to make the Sanctuary a better place. Mr. Dawson, its director, is so pleased he throws a big celebration and sends Pansy and Avery on a special trip to the Great Barrier Reef.