Animalia

Name: Animalia
Brand: Penguin Random House Distribution
SKU: 9780140541120
Price: 22.99 NZD
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By Graeme Base

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Animalia by Graeme Base is a beautifully illustrated alphabet book that takes readers on a journey through a fantastical world filled with intricate and imaginative scenes. Each page is dedicated to a letter of the alphabet, surrounded by animals and objects that begin with that letter, offering both visual splendour and clever alliteration. It is a delightful exploration encouraging young readers to discover and identify various animals and hidden details within the illustrations.
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Animalia

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Description

Within the pages of this book, you may discover, if you look beyond the spell of written words, a hidden land of beasts and birds. For many things are 'of a kind,' and those with keenest eyes will find a thousand things, or maybe more—it's up to you to keep the score...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140541120

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 1990

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 246.0mm

Height: 330.0mm

Weight: 258g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Graeme Base is one of the world's leading creators of picture books. Animalia received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986 and it has achieved classic status with worldwide sales of more than two million copies.

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