Daddy Island
Published on 6. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-1-84148-198-2 (ISBN)
Description
This gentle, lyrical picture book will inspire parent-child play from playtime to bedtime. AGES: 3-7 AUTHOR: Philip Wells has been praised by The Evening Standard as "the foremost performance poet in England." He lives with his family in London. ILLUSTRATOR: Niki Daly has been illustrating children's books for over twenty years and has won numerous awards, including an IBBY Honors Award and a Parents' Choice Award. He lives in South Africa with his wife and two sons. SELLING POINTS: . PHYSICAL PLAY: This gentle story guides fun physical partner-play between parent and child . FAMILIAL BONDS: Celebrates the special bond between parent and child . LYRICAL TEXT: Stimulates language building through vivid vocabulary and imagery
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bath
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 273 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84148-198-2 (9781841481982)
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Persons
Philip Wells appears as 'The Fire Poet' in theatres and churches, pubs and castles, prisons, hospitals and schools, and has been praised by the Evening Standard as 'the foremost performance poet in England'. He has published two collections of adult poetry. Daddy Island is his first children's book and has proved to be extremely popular. Niki Daly has been illustrating and writing children's books for over twenty years. He has a long list of awards to his name including the prestigious 1995 New York Times Certificate of Excellence for Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky. Niki lives in Cape Town, South Africa.