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All Through the Night: People Who Work While We Sleep

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All Through the Night: People Who Work While We Sleep by Polly Faber is a delightful children's book that introduces young readers to the variety of jobs people do during the nighttime. With engaging illustrations and simple text, it explores a world where nurses, bakers, and other nocturnal workers keep essential services going while the rest of us dream. It's an enlightening journey that encourages appreciation for those who work behind the scenes.
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the hidden world of night-time workers who keep things running smoothly while the rest of us sleep. This charming children's book offers fascinating insights into the various jobs people do after dark, presented with engaging storytelling and delightful illustrations.

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A beautifully illustrated picture book exploring the jobs that keep a city running all through the night, and make it ready for the new day.

A beautifully illustrated picture book exploring the jobs that keep a city running all through the night, and make it ready for the new day.

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The sky is getting dark. In a big city, a little girl is eating her dinner, brushing her teeth and getting ready for bed. Meanwhile, her mother is putting on her coat and getting ready to go to work. But where will she go, and who will she see along the way?

As the night goes on, follow nurses, cleaners, delivery workers, doctors, police officers, journalists and many more. Meet the people doing the important jobs that help keep the city running all through the night, ready for the next day to come.

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All Through the Night: People Who Work While We Sleep by Polly Faber has been praised for its engaging storytelling and beautiful illustrations that introduce children to the various people who work during the night. Reviews highlight its educational value, offering young readers insight into the diverse roles and responsibilities that help keep communities functioning smoothly while they sleep. The book is celebrated for its ability to encourage curiosity and appreciation for the often-unseen work of others.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839943379

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Harriet Hobday

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Polly Faber (Author)
Polly Faber lives in London with her husband, sons, and two black and white cats called Alan and Babs. She worked as a midwife and a sandwich maker before becoming a writer, and has also mashed potatoes for Prince Edward's dinner. Her best impression is of a tortoise eating a strawberry.

Harriet Hobday (Illustrator)
As a child, Harriet would spend hours drawing what was around her and filling sketchbooks with imagined characters and scenes. Little did she know that she would become a (real!) Illustrator for a living. She left her hometown of Yorkshire to embark on an undergraduate degree in Illustration at The Cambridge School of Art, where she stayed on to study the esteemed MA in Children's Book Illustration. It was during this time that she developed her love of storytelling and limited colour palettes. Following graduation she moved to Edinburgh, where she was inspired by the impressive architecture and buildings became a recurring theme in her work. Since then she has returned home to Yorkshire, where she spends her days making books, causing havoc in the kitchen and watching videos of Elephant Shrews ( If you don't know them - look them up!) She was selected for THE BOOKSELLER's Illustrator Showcase and The Cheltenham Illustration Awards, was runner up in The Batsford Prize, and has been highly commended in the 'The Macmillan Prize' for Children's Illustration.

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