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This is an unusual crocodile in that he plays crazy golf, goes to a sleepover and visits a funfair! HIs favourite holiday treat was crazy golf, of course. This is the most speedy, greedy and tough crocodile we have seen since Peter Pan and well worth a read. One of my godchildren's favourite pages was the one where they discovered that a crocodile has about 3000 teeth in its lifetime and that that is about 60 times more teeth than us... at this point I could see the pound signs `ching ching' in his eyes as he said [and I read, simultaneously in humourous harmony together], `that's a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!

A great example of how to make learning fun.

A great example of how to make learning fun.

This is an unusual crocodile in that he plays crazy golf, goes to a sleepover and visits a funfair! HIs favourite holiday treat was crazy golf, of course. This is the most speedy, greedy and tough crocodile we have seen since Peter Pan and well worth a read. One of my godchildren' s favourite pages was the one where they discovered that a crocodile has about 3000 teeth in its lifetime and that that is about 60 times more teeth than us... at this point I could see the pound signs ` ching ching' in his eyes as he said [and I read, simultaneously in humourous harmony together], ` that' s a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!

CAMILLA DE LE BEDOYERE was a teacher for 10 years before she became a full-time non-fiction author. She studied Zoology and Geology at Bristol University, and has subsequently written or edited more than 200 books for children and adults, many of which aim to explain and explore the natural world and our relationship with it Camilla is a specialist literacy teacher at a London high school, developing reading skills and encouraging a love of learning through books.

Aleksei Bitskoff always loved to draw as a child, covering his exercise books in doodles. His illustration for the AOI's Transport For London competition was exhibited in the summer and his story Me and You gained 3rd place in the Macmillan Prize. He has also been highly commended in the Cheltenham Illustration Award.