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A Walk in the Dark

By Alice Hemming
Laurence King Publishing
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A dusk till dawn walk through nature through the eyes of the animals who hunt, scavenge, play, dig, and build while most people have settled down to go to sleep. Beginning just as a family is slowing down for the evening, A Walk in the Dark... Read More
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Take a walk through nighttime nature and meet the mammals, birds, and insects that thrive while most people are tucked up in bed!

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A dusk till dawn walk through nature through the eyes of the animals who hunt, scavenge, play, dig, and build while most people have settled down to go to sleep.

Beginning just as a family is slowing down for the evening, A Walk in the Dark takes the reader into the woods and the moonlit countryside, ending back at the starting point at dawn with a cat meowing at its owner's window.

With fact boxes on every page and tips on how we can all help nocturnal animals, little ones will discover a whole world that's taking place in the dark.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781510231504

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 February 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Illustration: Full Colour

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Elin Manon

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 225.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 48

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About the Author

Alice Hemming (Author)
Alice has never been at a loss for ideas. A childhood playing make-believe and working her way through the shelves of the local library helped fuel her imagination. She began her working life as a librarian and a web content editor, while all the time attending various part-time classes, in sculpture, illustration and writing. Alice lives in Hertfordshire, UK with her husband and two children. When she's not visiting schools, she works in a writing shed at the top of her garden, where she can immerse herself in the world of her stories.

Elin Manon (Illustrator)
Elin Manon is an illustrator from Wales now based in Perth, Scotland, UK, after graduating from Falmouth University and living in Cornwall for 6 years. Her work is inspired by the natural world, ecology, folklore and anthropology. A passion for storytelling and the celebration and protection of our natural world has been a constant drive within her creative process. Through her work Elin hopes to deepen our connection to the environment, reflecting stories of the landscape in a world that is often focused on the material.

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