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Dry to Dry

The Seasons of Kakadu
By Pamela Freeman
Series: Nature Storybooks
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Dry to Dry by Pamela Freeman is a captivating children's book that explores the journey of water in the Australian outback. It beautifully illustrates the cyclical nature of water through engaging storytelling and vivid illustrations, showcasing how life flourishes in this unique environment. With a focus on the natural wonders and creatures of the outback, it's an educational and enchanting read that sparks curiosity about the natural world.
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Format: Paperback / softback
$1999
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You might enjoy this book if you have a keen interest in exploring the wonders of the Australian environment through a delightful children's story. With engaging illustrations and a narrative that highlights the natural cycle of wet and dry seasons, it offers an educational and captivating adventure for young readers fascinated by nature.

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Dry to Dry

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This Nature Storybook follow-up to the award-winning Desert Lake is a stunningly illustrated and extraordinary story of the yearly weather cycle and attendant changing wildlife of Kakadu National Park, from the Dry to the Wet to the Dry again. Now in paperback.

In the tropical wetlands and escarpments of Kakadu National Park, the seasons move from dry to wet to dry again. Those seasons have shaped the astonishing variety of plants, animals, birds, and insects.

Encounter migratory birds by the thousands, grasshoppers and owls, lizards and turtles, fruit bats and spear grass. And, gliding past them all in the rivers and waterholes, the long, sinuous shapes of crocodiles...

Series: Nature Storybooks

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Dry to Dry by Pamela Freeman is praised for its stylish and impressionistic mixed media illustrations, with muted colours that invite children to discover various animals, birds, and plant life. Reviews highlight its beauty and informative content, describing it as a special non-fiction picture book that captivates all ages, celebrating the natural wonders and cycles of the Kakadu. It is recommended as an exquisite book that children will want to explore repeatedly.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760656232

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Liz Anelli

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 232.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 151g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Pamela Freeman Series: Nature Storybooks

About the Author

Pamela Freeman is an award-winning author. She has published several books with Walker, including Victor’s Challenge (2009 Aurealis Award winner) and most recently Desert Lake: Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre, which was a CBCA Notable Book and shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

Liz Anelli once had a job dusting dinosaurs at London’s Natural History Museum. Nowadays she draws every day and illustrates picture books; combining collage, printmaking and paint into digitally composed artworks. These have collected numerous shortlistings and awards. In between books she creates quirky illustrated maps. Having spent ten glorious years in Australia she and her husband are now living in Cambridge, England. Liz loves sharing her passion for making pictures at festivals, libraries and schools around the world.

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