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In the Country

Word Book
Brief Description
In the Country features beautiful illustrations packed with detail. Children will love looking for the key objects—from animals, plants, and flowers to vehicles—illustrated and spelt out in more than 125 vignettes within the full-page illustrations. These pages are crammed with marvellous incidental details, making each exploration... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The book features beautiful illustrations packed with detail. Children will love looking for the key objects (from animals , plants and flowers to vehicles,) illustrated and spelt out in more than 125 vignettes in the full-page illustrations, which are also crammed with marvellous incidental details.

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In the Country features beautiful illustrations packed with detail. Children will love looking for the key objects—from animals, plants, and flowers to vehicles—illustrated and spelt out in more than 125 vignettes within the full-page illustrations.

These pages are crammed with marvellous incidental details, making each exploration a delightful discovery.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781780279091

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: BC Books

Illustration: Colour throughout

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 145g

Pages: 24

About the Author

Benedict Blathwaytspent much of his youth, childhood and early years of married life on Mull. He has written and illustrated over 50 picture books for Julie MacRae, Walker Books, Hutchinson, OUP and Rex Fox, among others, and his work has appeared in 14 languages. He won the Smarties Prize in 1988 forTangle and the Firesticks.

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