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One Mole Digging A Hole

By Julia Donaldson
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This joyful counting book introduces young children to numbers through a lively garden scene where various animals, such as parrots, bears, and bees, help with gardening tasks. Rhyming text by Julia Donaldson combined with whimsical illustrations by Nick Sharratt creates a playful and engaging experience.
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Ideal for toddlers and young children who are beginning to explore numbers and enjoy shared reading experiences.

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Learn to count with this funny animal story from the much-loved preschool partnership of Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharratt.

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This joyful counting book is now available as a sturdy board book, perfect for little hands to hold!

All the animals are busy lending a hand in the garden in this lively numbers book. The parrots are pulling up carrots, the bears are picking pears and a swarm of bees are pruning the trees with their miniature shears.

Rhymes by Julia Donaldson and whimsical illustrations from Nick Sharratt make this board book a delight to share out loud. With plenty to giggle at on every page, counting — or gardening — has never been so much fun!

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Jokes aplenty. — Guardian
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780230706477

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 April 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Edition: Illustrated edition

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
  • Illustrated by Nick Sharratt

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 166g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Julia Donaldson is one of the UK's most successful writers for children, whose many bestselling titles include the modern classic The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child both illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Among her successful collaborations with Nick Sharratt are Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose and Hippo Has a Hat. Nick Sharratt is one of today's best-loved children's illustrators, with over 100 books to his name and winner of the Nestle Gold Award. In addition to his previous work with Julia Donaldson, he has written and illustrated many successful books for Macmillan including the Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales series and a series of Buggy Buddies for Campbell Books.

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