The stars of Kung Fu Roo are three friends: Kai, Harry and Charley. They love martial arts and are on the way to compete in a kung fu competition when the train they're travelling on is hijacked.
Then the train is hit by a meteor. Yet stranger events are still ahead!
After awakening in hospital, Kai returns home to discover he has a new desire to eat salads, and even a sudden hankering for grass. What's happened?!
Kai, Harry and Charley work out that weird purple goo from the meteor had a special effect.
People who were on the train when the meteor hit werehave taken on the characteristics of zoo animals and pets which were also on the train!
Kai can now understand what kangaroos are saying to each other, and jump higher than ever before. Harry is strong like a hippo and Charley is fast like a chi-poo-poo (a cross between a chihuahua and a miniature poodle).
Soon the friends work out they not only have some of the characteristics, but they can also transform into the animals. They're half-human, half-animal superheroes.
When the train hijackers break out of gaol, the kung fu crew use their new-found super powers to round up the by the Crocka Gang and save the day. It's then they realise what an exciting future could lay ahead as kung fu superheroes.
With bright, simple illustrations complementing an action-packed, joke-filled story, Enter the Roo is bound to be another successful collaboration between Anh Do and Jeremy Ley. Stay tuned for Kung Fu Roo #2!
An exciting new series for fans of Smarty Pup, Pow Pow Pig, and Ninja Kid.
Title: Enter the Roo
(Kung Fu Roo #1)
Author: Anh Do
Illustrator: Jeremy Ley
Publisher: Allen & Unwin, $ 17.99
Publication Date: October 2024
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781761069918
For ages: 6+
Type: Graphic Novel