Little Master Verne: Around the World in 80 Days

Name: Little Master Verne: Around the World in 80 Days
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781423647461
Price: 16.99 NZD
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A BabyLit Transportation Primer

By Alison Oliver and Jennifer Adams

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Join Phileas Fogg and Passepartout on an adventurous journey around the globe, travelling through Calcutta, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and more. They use an exciting variety of transport including trains, ships, palanquins, carriages, sleds, and even elephants as they race to return to London within eighty days.
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Little Master Verne: Around the World in 80 Days

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Perfect for toddlers and young children, this engaging primer introduces little readers to classic literature and the exciting world of travel and transport.

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Little ones can join Phileas Fogg and Passepartout as they circle the globe in this BabyLit Primer based on Jules Verne's classic tale. They travel using trains, ships, palanquins, a carriage, a sled, and even an elephant. Full color.

Give little ones a perfect start with BabyLit--charming books that create precious bonding moments while introducing classics and building essential skills that plant seeds for lifelong learning and literary appreciation.

Description

Join Phileas Fogg and Passepartout on their trip through places such as Calcutta, Hong Kong, and San Francisco as they circle the globe heading back home to London. They travel using trains, ships, palanquins, a carriage, a sled, and even an elephant.

BabyLit^® is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature, and little ones will love Little Master Verne: Around the World in 80 Days, a BabyLit^® Transportation Primer.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781423647461

Publisher: Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Format: Board book

Date Published: 20 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Gibbs M. Smith Inc

Illustration: colour illustrations throughout

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 175.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 22

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Jennifer Adams is the author of many books including Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen and the popular Edgar the Raven series. Jennifer works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Alison Oliver runs Sugar design studio. Alison’s design portfolio includes everything from logos to packaging and product design for clients such as Chronicle Books, Citibabes, and Aerie. She lives in New York.

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