Children's Picture Dictionary | Words that start with K

Kangaroos are a marsupial that lives in Australia. Marsupials are animals that keep their babies in pouches. Kangaroos eat mostly grasses and small shrubs. Kangaroos travel by hopping along on their hind legs, using their tail to balance themselves. They can travel very fast, and can grow to be taller and heavier than an adult man. A baby kangaroo is called a joey.

A kettle is a container that is used to boil water in. They are designed to be used over a stove or fire, although the more recent electric kettle simply plugs into a power point. Kettles have a spout to pour from and a handle to hold it, very similar to a jug.

Kissing is when you press your puckered lips against something else. People normally kiss each other on the cheek or lips.

Your knee is the joint halfway up your leg, so you can bend your leg to walk. When you crawl, you move around on your knees.

A knife is used for cutting food. There are many different kinds of knife. Blunt knives are used for spreading butter, and very big sharp knives are used for cutting up roast meat.