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On the smallest island, in the tallest tree, lives the world's smartest animal. But there are some things that even the world's smartest animal doesn't know...
Meet Little Wing.
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ISBN: 9780702254000
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 August 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: University of Queensland Press
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 248.0mm
Height: 276.0mm
Weight: 479g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Katherine Battersby is the critically acclaimed children's author and illustrator of Squish Rabbit, which has been published in Australia, the USA and China. Her picture books have been shortlisted for the Crichton Award, named Notable Books in the Early Childhood category of the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards. She has also had many short stories published in magazines and anthologies. In another life, Katherine worked for many years as a paediatric occupational therapist, specialising as a children's counsellor, and she has also studied graphic design. She grew up by the beach in North Queensland and currently divides her time between Brisbane (Australia) and Ottawa (Canada). Visit her at- www.katherinebattersby.com
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