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The Journey Home

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The Journey Home by Alison Lester is a delightful children's book that takes readers on an exciting adventure across various landscapes. It follows a young explorer and her animal companions as they return to where they truly belong, encountering diverse environments and creatures along the way. The story beautifully combines elements of imagination, exploration, and the importance of home.
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You might enjoy this delightful children's book if you appreciate beautifully illustrated stories that follow a young adventurer travelling around the world. It offers a fantastic mix of exploration and curiosity, making it perfect for sparking young imaginations and introducing them to diverse landscapes and wildlife.

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The Journey Home

One day Wild and Woolly dug such a big hole in their sandpit that when they fell into it, they came out at the North Pole. Immediately they set out on the journey home... Visiting the houses of the most interesting characters along the way.

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One day Wild and Woolly dug such a big hole in their sandpit that when they fell into it, they came out at the North Pole. Immediately they set out on the journey home...Visiting the houses of the most interesting characters along the way.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734411044

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 267.0mm

Weight: 150g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Alison Lester is one of Australia s most popular children s authors and illustrators. She began illustrating children s books after she had her first child, and today has illustrated more than 25 books for children. Alison has won several awards for her writing and illustrating, including the 1989 CBC Honour Book Award for The Journey Home, and Best Designed Children s Book for Rosie Sips Spiders. When Frank Was Four reached number one in the bestseller list and was also a CBC Notable Book. Alison lives on a farmlet in rural Victoria with her husband and their three children.

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