| The Mud Monster Contributor(s): Wild, Jonnie (Author), Granström, Brita (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1910959863 ISBN-13: 9781910959862 Publisher: Otter-Barry Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Jungle Animals - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Alligators & Crocodiles |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.6" W x 10.6" (0.45 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Mud Monster is a huge and horrible beast. Everyone knows that it lives in the muddy pond, and everyone is afraid of it. Yet no one has actually seen it. Then one day it appears, causing terror all round. And it has a really amazing variety of shapes. An awful lot of mud has to be washed off before the truth emerges. An ideal bath time book that also shows how working together is the best way to get things done! The Mud Monster is the second in the Five Flamingos series, featuring the same group of African jungle animals, and is a sequel to The Carnivorous Crocodile. The author's royalties will be donated in support of wildlife habitat conservation projects in Africa. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wild, Jonnie: - " Jonnie Wild's interest in conservation was first stimulated by his own children's distress at learning about destruction of the rainforests. He set up the Yorkshire Rainforest project, which planted new forest trees in an Amazon area as big as Yorkshire, and now has similar projects all over the world. He pioneered many environmental projects in the tropics whilst leading his family business - the famous Betty's Tea Rooms and Yorkshire Tea and he now works with environmental scientists at the University of Leeds, supporting collaborative research and action in conserving forest habitats for the benefit of both animals and humans."Granstrom, Brita: - Brita Granström's illustrations have won such top awards as the Smarties/Nestlé Silver Award, and the English Association Picture Book Award (no less than five times) and she has been twice shortlisted for the ALMA (Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award). Her most recent book, with her husband Mick Manning, is Books, Books, Books! Brita's vivid memories of working as a volunteer for a flying doctor in Africa help to give authenticity as well as humour to her illustrations in The Carnivorous Crocodile. Brita Granström lives in Berwick-upon-Tweed. |