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Product details

ISBN
9780802734013
Published
2013-03-14
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Weight
169 gr
Height
254 mm
Width
216 mm
Age
02, J
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
32

Author
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Biographical note

VICKI COBB is the author of more than eighty-five non-fiction books for children, including I Face the Wind a Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor book. After early careers as a laboratory researcher and science teacher, she became a full-time writer. www.vickicobb.com www.inkthinktank.com BARBARA LAVALLEE is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including the bestselling Mama Do You Love Me? She lives in Alaska, and her vibrant watercolor illustrations are well-known for their depictions of a wide range of Alaskan life.