The Book for Marvellous Minds

Name: The Book for Marvellous Minds
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781922806796
Price: 39.99 NZD
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By Maggie Hutchings

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The Book for Marvellous Minds by Maggie Hutchings is a delightful children's guide celebrating intelligence and creativity in young readers. It encourages curiosity and exploration, offering a mix of stories, activities, and interactive elements that inspire children to embrace their unique capabilities and learn about the world around them.
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Description

This charming, inspiring and thought-provoking treasury from Maggie Hutchings and Jess Racklyeft is packed with stories, poems and activities to relish, treasure and share.

Dip into this wonderful book at any time of day. Wake up to morning magic, spend the afternoon discovering new worlds and remembering old ones, and curl up at night with stories of the stars.

A feast for the eyes and a balm for the soul, this is a book of joy that will fill your mind with marvels.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922806796

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 September 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

Contributors:

Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
Illustrated by Jess Racklyeft

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 120

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Maggie Hutchings

About the Author

Maggie is a counsellor, family-dispute mediator, writer and artist who spends her weekends covered in paint and scribbling lists that are never completed. She is a famously mad aunt, nanna and mother who talks to herself out loud and falls over a lot in the garden at her house in northern New South Wales. Maggie writes stories with heart and soul for children and adults that encourage kindness, hope and resilience.

Jess Racklyeft is an author and illustrator based in Fitzroy, Melbourne. From her home studio, Jess creates original paintings and prints for greeting card companies and various clients. But her favourite work of all is producing children's books! Jess has authored and illustrated several picture books and board books and has won several awards, including a CBCA Award.

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