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Is Your Grandmother a Goanna?

By Pamela Allen
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A young boy arrives at a remote station and asks if anyone has seen his grandmother. The station master replies that there are only goannas around, prompting the boy to ask, "Is your grandmother a goanna?" This charming, heart-warming picture book explores humour and imagination in a uniquely Australian setting.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for young children and families, especially those who enjoy playful stories with a gentle, warm tone and engaging illustrations by a beloved Australian author.

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The little boy climbed down from the train. "Have you seen my grandmother?" he asked. "There are only goannas here," replied the station master. "Is your grandmother a goanna?" An entertaining, heart-warming picture book from the best-selling, award-winning Pamela Allen.

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The little boy climbed down from the train. "Have you seen my grandmother?" he asked.

"There are only goannas here," replied the station master. "Is your grandmother a goanna?"

An entertaining, heart-warming picture book from the best-selling, award-winning Pamela Allen.

Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? captures curiosity and adventure in a delightful story for young readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143502081

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 228.0mm

Height: 221.0mm

Weight: 136g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Pamela Allen Penguin Books

About the Author

Pamela Allen is a phenomenon in the world of children's books. In twenty-eight years she has produced thirty-nine picture books, many of which have won prestigious awards and commendations both in Australia and overseas. She is the first illustrator to have won the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award two years running, for Who Sank the Boat? (1983) and Bertie and the Bear (1984). Some of Pamela's other awards include the NSW Premier's Literary Award, the AIM Book Award (New Zealand) and the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Diploma for Illustration. Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? won a 2008 Speech Pathology of Australia Book of the Year Award, Shhh! Little Mouse has been shortlisted for the 2008 CBC Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood, Grandpa and Thomas and the Green Umbrella was shortlisted for the 2007 CBC Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood and Grandpa and Thomaswon the same category in 2004.

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