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The Ultimate Animal Counting Book
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A CBCA NOTABLE BOOK 2020Can you count one blue whale? Probably. How about 16 lions? Or 44 penguins? Or 100 fairy flies? Join CBCA Award-winner Jennifer Cossins on an expedition through the animal kingdom, counting one to 100 and collecting fascinating animal facts along the way. Discover the colour of a zebra's skin under its stripes, how a tapir uses its nose as a snorkel when it swims, and that cranes are famous for their dancing!Beautifully illustrated with full-colour pictures of animals great and small, from all over the world - from the familiar wombat and sea turtle to the unusual gerenuk and caracal - THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL COUNTING BOOK is an utter delight.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780734418852
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 March 2019
Country: Australia
Imprint: Lothian Children's Books
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly, Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 242.0mm
Height: 316.0mm
Weight: 950g
Pages: 136
About the Author
Jennifer Cossins is a CBCA award-winning artist and writer with a passion for nature, the animal kingdom and all things bright and colourful. A born and bred Tasmanian, Jennifer also designs homewares, textiles and stationery, which she stocks in her store in Hobart, Red Parka. Jennifer's books include A-Z OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS, 101 COLLECTIVE NOUNS, THE BABY ANIMAL BOOK, A-Z OF AUSTRALIAN ANIMALS, THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL COUNTING BOOK, A FLAMBOYANCE OF FLAMINGOS, THE MUMMY ANIMAL BOOK, THE DADDY ANIMAL BOOK, THE ULTIMATE ANIMAL ALPHABET BOOK, BOOK OF CURIOUS BIRDS, AMAZING ANIMAL JOURNEYS and EXTREME ANIMAL FACTS.
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