Marvellous Marvin

Name: Marvellous Marvin
Brand: Scholastic New Zealand Limited
SKU: 9781775437246
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By Nadia Lim

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CHEEP-CHEEP! PECK-PECK! One day there is a crack, and cheeping from the smallest egg, the one way at the back. Meet Marvellous Marvin, the newest member of the family, for fun on the farm. A debut children's book inspired by true family and farm adventures, by... Read More

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Meet Marvellous Marvin, the newest member of the family, for fun on the farm. A debut children’s book inspired by true family and farm adventures, by best-selling author and celebrity chef Nadia Lim. Includes family photos, egg-citing farm and food facts and a collectable Nadia Lim fluffy pancakes recipe.

Description

CHEEP-CHEEP! PECK-PECK!

One day there is a crack,

and cheeping from the smallest egg,

the one way at the back.

Meet Marvellous Marvin, the newest member of the family, for fun on the farm. A debut children's book inspired by true family and farm adventures, by best-selling author and celebrity cook Nadia Lim. Includes family photos, egg-citing farm and food facts and a collectable Nadia Lim fluffy pancakes recipe.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775437246

Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Limited

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2020

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Scholastic New Zealand

Contributors:

Illustrated by Fifi Colston
Illustrated by Fifi Colston

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Nadia Lim New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Scholastic

About the Author

Nadia Lim is a celebrity cook, entrepreneur, food writer and television personality. Since winning New Zealand's MasterChef in 2011 she has published 10 cookbooks in as many years. This is her first children's book. Nadia lives on a farm with her husband and two sons in Central Otago.

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