Life

Name: Life
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241452882
Price: 23.0 NZD
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The beautifully illustrated natural history book for kids

By Elli Woollard

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All of life – the whole history of our Planet Earth – captured in one poetic and absorbing book. From tiny dots of microscopic bacteria to enormous dinosaurs, through Ice Ages and the gallop of evolution, Elli Woollard's lyrical text is a pitch-perfect blend of storytelling,... Read More

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Description

All of life – the whole history of our Planet Earth – captured in one poetic and absorbing book.

From tiny dots of microscopic bacteria to enormous dinosaurs, through Ice Ages and the gallop of evolution, Elli Woollard's lyrical text is a pitch-perfect blend of storytelling, science and wonder. Life will fascinate and entertain the curious child, with Dorien Brouwers' immersive artwork heightening the beauty and inspiring awe in readers young and old.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241452882

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

Illustrated by Dorien Brouwers
Illustrated by Dorien Brouwers

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 233.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 267g

Pages: 48

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About the Author

Elli Woollard (Author) Elli Woollard is a writer of picture books and older fiction for children, as well as a graduate in social anthropology. She has worked variously as a teacher of English as a foreign language, a copywriter, an editor and a freelance Thai to English translator. Dorien Brouwers (Illustrator) Dorien Brouwers grew up in the Netherlands and moved to the UK where she obtained a first-degree BA Hons in Graphic Design. Her work has been shortlisted for the illustrators' exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and also won an award at the World Illustration Awards. Alongside her picture books her clients have included the Prado Museum and Tate Modern.

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