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A Ladybird Book: Trains
Series: A Ladybird Book
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780241417171
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 August 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ladybird
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jamey Christoph
Audience: Primary and secondary education, Tertiary education, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 177.0mm
Weight: 110g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Elizabeth Jenner (Author) Elizabeth Jenner grew up on the Wirral, and studied for a BA in English and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick. She now lives in London, where she teaches yoga and both writes and commissions fiction and non-fiction titles. Jamey Christoph (Illustrator) Jamey Christoph's illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and in several award winning children's books. An old soul at heart, his work draws inspiration from vintage advertising and travel posters and a lifelong curiosity of the past. He has received multiple recognitions from the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, and 3 3 Magazine. He works out of his 1920's home in Cleveland Heights, OH with his crazy dogs, Owen and Jack.
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