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Big Book of The Body
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781474932059
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Board book
Date Published: 01 July 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Peter Allen
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 9.0mm
Width: 247.0mm
Height: 299.0mm
Weight: 460g
Pages: 20
About the Author
Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. She studied Maths and Philosophy at university and previously worked as a journalist and illustrator in London, Bogota and New York. In her spare time, she loves writing stories, drawing and playing the guitar.
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