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Sing Like a Whale
Learn how to make a noise like the animals do!
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See moreLearn how to squeak, roar and hoot like the animals do with this fun and silly book aimed at younger readers to engage them in exploring sound.
A fun, illustrated book for younger children exploring different types of animals across the world and the sounds they make!
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Learn how to squeak, roar and hoot like the animals do with this bright, fun and silly book aimed at younger readers to engage them in exploring sound!
Hoot like an owl, howl like a wolf, and sing like a whale. Everyone needs to get their message and feelings across, animals included! Meet a collection of 12 animals from around the world and discover the sounds they make, and why. The book features a different creature on each spread, along with dynamic type design and illustrations to help the kids mimic each animal noise.
The perfect book to read aloud one-to-one, or as a fun activity to engage a group of young children and get them stretching, hopping, wriggling and jumping!
Hoot like an owl, howl like a wolf, and sing like a whale. Everyone needs to get their message and feelings across, animals included! Meet a collection of 12 animals from around the world and discover the sounds they make, and why. The book features a different creature on each spread, along with dynamic type design and illustrations to help the kids mimic each animal noise.
The perfect book to read aloud one-to-one, or as a fun activity to engage a group of young children and get them stretching, hopping, wriggling and jumping!
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Sing Like a Whale by Moira Butterfield is praised for encouraging reader participation with interactive actions and sounds that engage children energetically. It's described as child-friendly and educational, making it popular for group reading and fostering creativity and laughter in children. This book is lauded for its ability to delight children while introducing them to a variety of animals and their sounds, making it a well-loved addition to family reading time.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781803380094
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Illustration: clr illus
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Gwen Millward
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 248.0mm
Height: 256.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Moira Butterfield's list of children's books includes a number of internationally successful titles spanning non-fiction and fiction for all ages up to 11. She has been highly commended by the US Library of Congress for her work, and her books have featured on the national UK school curriculum. Moira lives in Bath, UK.Gwen was brought up and went to school in Wales, after which she migrated north to Edinburgh to study art where she graduated with a First in illustration and was awarded the Helen A. Rose Bequest for art. Developing her distinctive style, Gwen has published several successful picture books with Puffin, Egmont, Candlewick and Welbeck. Gwen lives in Bristol with her young son.
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