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Animal Family Match
A Matching Game
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A challenging take on the traditional pair-based memory game
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Matching game for nature lovers - a more challenging take on the traditional pair-based matching game.
Suitable for children and adults - gameplay options designed to suit children, families, and adults.
Text by a zoologist - learn about the 15 animal families with text explaining why the animals in each family don't all look alike.
Stunning illustrations - 45 incredibly detailed watercolour illustrations by internationally acclaimed artist Ryuto Miyake.
The perfect gift - design-led, high-spec illustrated game for hours of fun and maximum gifting potential.
Beautifully designed - reunite all 15 animal families held within the attractively designed and finished box, measuring 235 x 125 x 34mm - perfect for taking anywhere on the go!
Animal Family Match invites you to bring the families together. Match both parents with their offspring to complete the animal families. The accompanying booklet explains why one member of the family (or sometimes all three!) looks so different from the others. Take your memory skills to the next level with this three-of-a-kind matching game!
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Animal Family Match is praised for being fun, educational, and user-friendly, especially appealing to families with young children and fitting seamlessly into a kindergarten classroom setting, as noted by Little Cub Literacy.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781913947392
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Cards
Date Published: 30 June 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Laurence King Publishing
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Ryuto Miyake
Audience: General / adult, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 100.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 351g
About the Author
Mike Unwin (Author)
Mike Unwin is an award-winning writer of popular natural history books for adults and children. He writes for The Daily Telegraph, The Times, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa, as well as the RSPB and WWF. Also a widely published photographer, his travels have taken him to every continent in search of its birds and other wildlife.Ryuto Miyake (Illustrator) Ryuto Miyake is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Tokyo. Miyake prefers traditional drawing styles, using acrylic gouache applied with a thin brush on stretched-out watercolour paper, but his detailed illustrations have a contemporary look. His clients include Gucci, Toyota, Frieze and Bottega Veneta.Also by Laurence King Publishing
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