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The wheat is ripe, but the harvester is broken and a plague of locusts is on the way. It looks as if Jim and his mother may lose the farm. But when Jim shows kindness to a stranger, their fortunes are set to change in the most surprising way imaginable!
A warm-hearted story full of magic and intrigue from this world-renowned and much-loved picture-book creator.
Little Elephants by Graeme Base is a captivating tale that demonstrates the power of kindness and unexpected miracles.
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ISBN: 9780143507253
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 April 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: Puffin
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 280.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 246g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Graeme Base is one of the world's leading creators of picture books. His alphabet book Animalia, received international acclaim when it was first published in 1986, and has achieved classic status with worldwide sales approaching three million copies. It has now inspired an animated TV series. Other favourites by Graeme Base include The Eleventh Hour, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, The Sign of the Seahorse, The Discovery of Dragons, The Worst Band in the Universe,The Waterhole (and The Waterhole Board Book), Jungle Drums and Uno's Garden. In 2007 this last title featured in six major awards and was winner of three- Speech Pathology Book of the Year, younger readers; The Green Earth Book, USA; The Wilderness Society Environment Award. In 2003, his first novel for young readers, TruckDogs, was released. It was short-listed for the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards the following year. In 2009 Graeme produced the the fascinating, beautifulaand challenging book Enigma; can you crack the code? Graeme's most recent book is The Last King of Angkor Wat. Graeme lives in Melbourne with his artist wife, Robyn, and their three children - James, Kate and Will. Visit graemebase.com
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