Proverbs From Far and Wide - Softcover

Scheffler, Axel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333961285 ISBN 13: 9780333961285

Verlag: MacMillan, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

If the baboon could see his own behind, he would laugh too.

From quarrelling hippopotamuses in Buganda to drinking tea with a fork in India, the proverbs in this book span the world. With striped squirrels, frowning frogs and bewildered baboons, Proverbs From Far and Wide is a wonderful collection of proverbs compiled and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of the prize-winning children's book, The Gruffalo. These witty sayings will make you stop to think and laugh out loud.

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Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognizable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty, gift and poetry books for Macmillan, such as Fish Who Dream of Trees (Two Hoots) and the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Tickle Book and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes – and of course, he is the illustrator of some of the world's best-loved picture books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide. Axel’s artwork is exhibited internationally; he has illustrated for many charities and designed the Royal Mail Christmas stamps in 2012. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: MacMillan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0333961285
• ISBN 13: 9780333961285
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Scheffler Axel
• Anzahl der Seiten: 32
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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