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Animalia
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,315 Ratings and 229 Reviews

Book Description
What's this elaborate illustration? "Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horses," of course. Graeme Base's astonishingly creative oeuvre begins with Animalia, the 1993 alphabet book that challenges the standard idea of how long reading a book for small kids ought to take. Animalia, like many of Base's books, is a vast puzzle, built with entrancing pictures that unfold into ... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic, Inc.
BindingHardcover (29 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100590440861
ISBN-13978-0590440868
Publication Date/1987
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About Graeme Base (Author) : Graeme Base is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Graeme Base include Animalia, Enigma: A Magical Mystery, The Water Hole, and Jungle Drums.
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12/9/2009 Amy Learmonth said: I have loved this book since I was little =)
tags: I recommend, I read

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4/8/2009 Maritsa Patrinos tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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3/27/2009 Monette Pangan said: Beautifully illustrated--you go back to it again and again!

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3/6/2008 Diana Evans said: The illustrations in this book took over 3 years to complete and blow my mind with detail....a must see....
tags: I recommend, Inspired me

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7/26/2007 Tracy O'Daniel

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4/15/2007 Little Willow tagged as: I Read

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