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Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals
Damien Laverdunt
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Description for Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Rajcak, Helene. Translator(s): Craddock, Jen. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YNNR. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 23 x 15 x 2. Weight in Grams: 768.
A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science. Did you know there was once a beaver that was two metres long? That the elephant-bird really did exist? And that the dodo once had a life beyond the pages of Alice in Wonderland? Have you heard of the megatherium, the glyptodon or the tratratratra?
Through legend and mythology, anecdotes and scientific facts, the authors tell fascinating stories of the strange animals that disappeared before our time. The book is a tragicomedy, and a mine of information for everyone interested ... Read more
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Publisher
Gecko Press New Zealand
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Wellington, New Zealand
ISBN
9781877467905
SKU
V9781877467905
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Damien Laverdunt
Damien Laverdunt was born in 1978. He lives and works in Paris as a writer and illustrator and teaches applied arts at the Lyc'e de SSvres. H'lSne Rajcak was born in 1981 in Paris. She lives and works in Paris as an illustrator. She studied illustration at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and has also trained ... Read more
Reviews for Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals
"If interesting facts are your thing, then you should adore the gorgeous Small And Tall Tales Of Extinct Animals by Hélène Rajcak and Damien Laverdunt."
The Telegraph "Fact and fiction combine to make a fascinating read – and remind us all that we must take care of all the wonderful creatures on our earth, especially endangered species. An interesting ... Read more
The Telegraph "Fact and fiction combine to make a fascinating read – and remind us all that we must take care of all the wonderful creatures on our earth, especially endangered species. An interesting ... Read more