Animalia (Picture Puffin) by Graeme Base

Animalia (Picture Puffin) (original 1986; edition 1990)

by Graeme Base (Author)

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An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library."

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Member:	Messnerdelatour
Title:	Animalia (Picture Puffin)
Authors:	Graeme Base (Author)
Info:	Puffin Books (1990), Edition: New Ed, 32 pages
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Animalia by Graeme Base (1986)

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Independent Reading Level: Age 4-7 grade K-2
Awards: Young Australian's Best Picture Story Book.

The Children's Book Council of Australia

Kid's Own Australian Literature Awards

daylaj | Apr 24, 2024 |

One of the best ABC books there is. (

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mrsandersonreads23 | Apr 14, 2024 |

The classic you probably read when you were younger, full of vibrant art and some good phonics seek-and-find.

sloth852 | Jan 11, 2024 |

This book really creeped me out as a kid, but I didn't know why. I read it today as an adult, and it's not as creepy, but I still feel weird, still can't put my finger on why. The art is delightful and the alliteration cute if problematic at times--kidnapping kangaroos are supposed to be funny. They are not. I'm glad this book isn't creepy to me anymore, but I'll be kind of worried if my nieces or little cousins like it. So, mixed feelings over here. (

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iszevthere | Jun 23, 2022 |

This is one of my very favorite books to share with a child. We can sit for hours talking about the pictures. (

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KittyCunningham | Apr 26, 2021 |

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1986

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Animalia (2007 | IMDb)

Epigraph

Within the pages of this book
You may discover, if you look
Beyond the spell of written words,
A hidden land of beasts and birds.

For many things are 'of a kind',
And those with keenest eyes will find
A thousand things, or maybe more —
It's up to you to keep the score.

A final word before we go;
There's one more thing you ought to know:
In Animalia, you see,
It's possible you might find me.

—Graeme

Dedication

For Robyn

First words

An Armoured Armadillo Avoiding An Angry Alligator

Quotations

Beautiful Blue Butterflies Basking by a Babbling Brook.

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