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The Incurable Imagination
Learning has never been so much fun!
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Audrey has the worst case of ‘imaginitis’ her teachers have ever seen! While other children paint their families, Audrey paints the ogre who lives under her bed drinking tea. Instead of singing about a black sheep, she writes her own song about a desk with legs...
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Audrey has the worst case of ‘imaginitis’ her teachers have ever seen! While other children paint their families, Audrey paints an ogre who drinks tea. What’s worse, her condition is contagious and soon the other kids at school start showing symptoms! But perhaps imagination isn’t such a bad disease after all if it makes learning lots more fun.
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Audrey has the worst case of ‘imaginitis’ her teachers have ever seen! While other children paint their families, Audrey paints the ogre who lives under her bed drinking tea. Instead of singing about a black sheep, she writes her own song about a desk with legs that runs away. Her alphabet turns into soup. It’s clear that her ‘imaginitis’ is incurable.
What’s worse, her condition is contagious and soon the other kids in her class start showing symptoms of an equally incurable imagination! As ‘imaginitis’ spreads, the teachers are horrified and the parents begin to protest too.
But perhaps imagination isn’t such a bad disease after all? It might even be useful if it makes learning more fun.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781925335972
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 April 2019
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: EK Books
Illustration: 35 color illustrations
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 255.0mm
Height: 245.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Paul Russell is a primary teacher, playwright and children’s author who never wants to grow up. He is passionate about fostering imagination in children’s learning. Aśka is an award-winning illustrator, artist and scientist. She loves to create energetic characters with a curious streak.
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