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A Twist in the Tail: Animal Stories from Around the World

A Twist in the Tail: Animal Stories from Around the World

by Mary Hoffman (Author), Mary Hoffman (Author), Jan Ormerod (Illustrator)

  • Used

    Paperback 2001

    $10.34

  • Used

    Hardcover 1998

    $3.29
Synopsis

Mary Hoffman's vibrant retellings capture the fun, wisdom and rich character of the diverse cultures from which they spring. Every story involves a battle of strength or cunning, with a surprise outcome. The book is suitable for the Literacy Hour, Key Stage 1.

$10.34

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 72
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 05 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0711218331
ISBN 13: 9780711218338

Media Reviews
Many of these ten traditional animal tales point out the foolishness of being vain, greedy, or boastful... Ormerod's pictures are aptly bold and bright Good Book Guide
Author Bio
Jan Ormerod's first picture book was Sunshine. It won the Mother Goose Award in 1982, was voted the Picture Book of the Year 1982 by the Children's Book Council of Australia and was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

MARY HOFFMAN is the internationally acclaimed author of over 100 books for children, ranging from picture books to teenage fiction. Her first picture book for Frances Lincoln, Amazing Grace, has become a classic which, with its sequels in the series, has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Mary's other picture books for Frances Lincoln include The Colour of Home with Karin Littlewood and An Angel Just Like Me with Cornelius van Wright, as well as the hugely successful The Great Big Book of Families, The Great Big Book of Feelings, and Welcome to the Family, all with Ros Asquith. Their next title together will be The Great Big Body Book. Mary Hoffman lives in Oxfordshire. For more information about her books visit her website: www.maryhoffman.co.uk