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Seed to Sky
Life in the Daintree
Series: Nature Storybooks
Brief Description
Seed to Sky Nature Storybooks Every wonderful word is true! In the oldest rainforest on Earth, on the oldest continent, a seed falls to the ground. Over hundreds of years, the seed will grow into a sapling reaching for the sunlight, to become a tree towering...
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Seed to Sky
Nature Storybooks
Every wonderful word is true!
In the oldest rainforest on Earth, on the oldest continent, a seed falls to the ground. Over hundreds of years, the seed will grow into a sapling reaching for the sunlight, to become a tree towering above the rainforest canopy.
Generations of insects, butterflies, birds, lizards, snakes, and an abundance of native wildlife will bear witness to the magnificent Bull Kauri pine...
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760653750
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 April 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Liz Anelli
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 252.0mm
Height: 278.0mm
Weight: 395g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Pamela Freeman is an award-winning childrenβs author who has also worked as a freelance business and technical writer. Pamelaβs work ranges from picture books to young adult novels and she is best known for her Floramonde series of fantasy novels which include The Willow Tree's Daughter, Windrider and The Centre of Magic. The Castings Trilogy is Pamelaβs highly successful fantasy series for adults published by Hachette Australia. In addition to this, she teaches creative writing to adults at the Sydney Writersβ Centre. Victorβs Challenge won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Childrenβs Short Fiction/Illustrated Work/Picture Book and was a Notable Book in the Younger Readers Category, Childrenβs Book Council of Australia Awards, 2010. For more information about Pamela and her books, please visit her website: www.pamelafreemanbooks.com
Liz Anelli once had a job dusting dinosaurs at Londonβs Natural History Museum. Nowadays she draws every day and illustrates picture books; combining collage, printmaking and paint into digitally composed artworks. These have collected numerous shortlistings and awards. In between books she creates quirky illustrated maps. Having spent ten glorious years in Australia she and her husband are now living in Cambridge, England. Liz loves sharing her passion for making pictures at festivals, libraries and schools around the world. She is represented by Fiona Kenshole at Transatlantic Literary Agency USA and can be found at https://lizanelli-illustration.com, Liz Anelli on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook and @lizillustrator on Twitter.
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