
The Big Yawn
Monika Spang(Author)
Penelope Todd(Editor)
Gecko Press
Will be published approx. on 1. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-877467-19-6 (ISBN)
Description
It's night-time in the zoo and all the animals are getting sleepy. First to yawn is the tiger. Then the swans start, then the crocs, the giraffes and so on. Soon the whole zoo is ready for sleep. We all know how contagious yawning can be and that's why this is the perfect book for bedtimeukids won't be able to resist the joyful illustrations of these yawning animals. The donkeys are a funny pair; their scrawny tails swish the air. With long ears twitching at the tips, they curl their rubbery upper lips. And next thing, what do they do?...They yawn!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Third Grade
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 305 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-877467-19-6 (9781877467196)
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Persons
Monika Spang, born in Karlsruhe in 1970, studied agricultural biology and journalism. Her first nephews and nieces made her realize there weren't nearly enough good stories. Her brother is an illustrator, so she began to contribute ideas and texts for picture books. Sonja Bougaeva was born in 1975 in St Petersburg. She studied book art and painting at the Academy of Arts. Subsequently, she trained as a cartoon animator and worked in a film studio. She has lived in Hamburg since 1998. The Visitor was first published in Switzerland.