Once Upon An Island

• Utgivningsdatum: 2026-03-05
• Mått: 256 x 310 x 12 mm
• Vikt: 354 g
• Ålder: 6-9
• Format: Inbunden
• Språk: Engelska
• Läsålder: 6-9
• Antal sidor: 64
• Förlag: Magic Cat Publishing
• Illustratör: Helen Cann
• ISBN: 9781917044349

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• Läromedel: geografi
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Alice Albinia read English literature at Cambridge and South Asian history at SOAS, then worked for two years in Delhi as a journalist, critic and editor. Her first book, Empires of the Indus, was written during a journey through Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Tibet. She won a Royal Society of Literature Award for it and has since gone on to write a number of award-winning books for adults. Once Upon an Island is her first book for children, and while researching it, Alice interviewed people from every island featured in its pages.Helen Cann is an illustrator specialising in hand drawn mapping, children's books, drawing and lettering. She has contributed to over 30 books, won several awards and exhibited around the world. Her book illustrations are mainly hand produced using a mix of media and have been used in picture books, anthologies and chapter books. Helen's illustrations, drawings and lettering have also been commissioned for business branding, ceramic designs and as props for TV and film. She currently works in a sunny studio in Brighton by the sea in the UK.

This is a highly sensuous and pleasing book about islands across the world. Gorgeously illustrated and full of fascinating facts, this is a delightfully browsable reference picture book which holds your attention and gladdens your mind. From Samoa to Hawai'i, from Madagascar to Sicily, feast on this wonderful book at will!- Zool, Blackwell's Children's Spotlight

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