Obsessive About Octopuses

Name: Obsessive About Octopuses
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9781838741549
Price: 24.99 NZD
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By Owen Davey

Series: About Animals

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838741549

Publisher: Flying Eye Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flying Eye Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 40

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Owen Davey is a freelance illustrator, living and working from Leicester, UK. He graduated with a First Class Degree in Illustration from Falmouth University and his work has since been published in every continent except Antarctica, including picture books in UK, America, Australia, Germany, France, Portugal, China & Korea. He has also worked for some impressive clients including the New York Times, Microsoft, and Orange.

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