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Magic Searchlight - Bugs & Minibeasts

Name: Magic Searchlight - Bugs & Minibeasts
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781836160533
Price: 37.99 NZD
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By Lydia Halliday

Series: Seek and Find-Magic Searchlight Books

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Magic Searchlight - Bugs & Minibeasts invites readers to discover over 200 bug-tastic animal facts and unveil amazing hidden pictures! Seek and find incredible insects while learning hundreds of fascinating facts by lifting the flaps and using the magic card searchlight in this innovative book. Friendly... Read More

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Discover over 200 bug-tastic creepy-crawly facts! Seek and find bugs and other minibeasts by lifting the flaps and using the magic card searchlight to discover hidden pictures and learn hundreds of fascinating facts. Features lift-the-flaps, over 200 facts and three magic searchlight seek and find scenes.

Description

Magic Searchlight - Bugs & Minibeasts invites readers to discover over 200 bug-tastic animal facts and unveil amazing hidden pictures!

Seek and find incredible insects while learning hundreds of fascinating facts by lifting the flaps and using the magic card searchlight in this innovative book.

Friendly and easy-to-understand text provides a great introduction to the world of creepy-crawlies, bugs, and minibeasts!
Features lift-the-flaps and three magic searchlight seek and find pages.
Includes over 200 fascinating facts, plus seek-and-find magic searchlight challenges for the reader to discover hidden pictures.
From the creators of the bestselling Magic Torch books - "So ingenious you'll wonder why you haven't seen it before." - BookTrust

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836160533

Publisher: Gemini Books Group Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gemini Children's Books Limited

Contributors:

Illustrated by Amanda Shufflebotham

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 201.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 16

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About the Author

Lydia Halliday is a publishing professional with over 15 years experience. Specialising in illustrated non-fiction for both children and adults, she has worked at DK, Quarto, and Bonnier. Now a freelance editor, writer, and project manager, she works for a range of clients and focuses on her passion for producing beautiful, inspiring books. She lives in Surrey with her husband and two young children. Amanda is a designer and illustrator who has worked in publishing, design and advertising. Amanda now works from her home studio, and when she's not illustrating and designing she is spending time with her family and enjoying her garden. In fact, if Amanda hadn't gone into design she would have like to be a landscape gardener as the shapes and textures of foliage have always enchanted her.

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