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Kuwi's First Egg

By Kat Quin (formerly Merewether)
Kuwi & Friends
Series: Kuwi the Kiwi Books
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Brief Description
Find out how Kuwi the Kiwi looks after her newly laid egg. She knits a scarf, sings a waiata, and takes it out to play, but Egg doesn't seem too impressed. When the egg begins to crack, Kuwi thinks she has not done a very good... Read More
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Find out how Kuwi the Kiwi looks after her newly laid egg. She knits a scarf, sings a waiata and takes it out to play but Egg doesn’t seem too impressed. When the egg begins to crack Kuwi thinks she has not done a very good job – what can she do? Read this delightful imaginary story about a clueless kiwi looking after her egg.

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Find out how Kuwi the Kiwi looks after her newly laid egg. She knits a scarf, sings a waiata, and takes it out to play, but Egg doesn't seem too impressed.

When the egg begins to crack, Kuwi thinks she has not done a very good job - what can she do?

Read this delightful imaginary story about a clueless kiwi looking after her egg.

Series: Kuwi the Kiwi Books

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    Find out how Kuwi the Kiwi looks after her newly laid egg. She knits a scarf, sings a waiata, and takes it out to play, but Egg doesn't seem too impressed. When the egg begins to crack, Kuwi thinks she has not done a very good job - what can she do? Read this delightful imaginary story about a clueless...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780473299095

Publisher: Illustrated Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2014

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Illustrated Publishing

Illustration: colour illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 36

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About the Author

Kat Merewether was born in the Waikato in 1982. She grew up with a passion for art and drawing. She has three daughters who critique all of her work (a form of brutal, honest quality assurance). Kuwi's First Egg is Kat's 15th illustrated children's book - and the first she has both written and illustrated.

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