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Countdown to Christmas
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Channel children’s excitement with a festive activity for every day in December.
Packed with simple craft and cooking activities with a Christmassy theme, using things you’ll easily find to hand about the house. Make everything from garlands and gift tags to reindeer snacks and wrapping paper.
Countdown to Christmas by James Maclaine, Abigail Wheatley will inspire creativity and yuletide joy in every household.
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Countdown to Christmas by James Maclaine and Abigail Wheatley is praised for providing engaging activities that keep young readers entertained. It is recognised for its interactive nature, making it a great way for children to get into the festive spirit.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781474999380
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 September 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Various
- Illustrated by Various
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 178.0mm
Height: 268.0mm
Weight: 190g
Pages: 32
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Abigail Wheatley joined Usborne Publishing in 2002 after completing a doctorate on medieval castles. She's still writing books about castles, but has branched out into areas such as science, art and cookery. She lives in a little book-filled house in Kent, with views of a real castle from her bedroom window. James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.
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