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Numbers

By Alain Grée and Alain & Monique Grée
Series: Early Learning with Alain Grée
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With its beautiful vintage illustrations by French illustrator Alain Grée, Numbers makes simple sums and counting games an engaging experience for children. Ages: 2 plus Author: Alain Grée is a French author and illustrator of children's books. He has had over 300 books published, which have... Read More
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Numbers teaches children basic mathematics skills with the aid of Alain Grée’s signature retro illustrations.

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With its beautiful vintage illustrations by French illustrator Alain Grée, Numbers makes simple sums and counting games an engaging experience for children.

Ages: 2 plus

Author: Alain Grée is a French author and illustrator of children's books. He has had over 300 books published, which have been translated into 20 different languages. He has also worked as a children's broadcaster on French national television, produced three detective novels, ten ship navigation books and been a journalist for 20 years for Voiles et Voiliers (sailing ships) magazine.

He is currently a graphic designer and editor for various advertising publications. Alain's main hobby is sailing. He's owned several boats since the 1970s and has crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice. He finds his sailing trips provide the perfect time out to work on new children's stories and illustrations.

Series: Early Learning with Alain Grée

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787081802

Publisher: Button Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Button Books

Illustration: 70 Illustrations, color

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 204.0mm

Height: 249.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 48

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Alain & Monique Grée Alain Grée Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Early Learning with Alain Grée

About the Author

Alain Grée is a French author and illustrator of children’s books. He has had over 300 books published, which have been translated into 20 different languages. He also worked as a children’s broadcaster on French national television, produced three detective novels, ten ship navigation books and was a journalist for 20 years for Voiles et Voiliers (sailing ships) magazine. Alain’s main hobby was sailing. He owned several boats since the 1970s and crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice. He found that his sailing trips provided the perfect time out to work on new children’s stories and illustrations.

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