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Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase: Picking Up a Penguin’s Egg Really Got Me into Trouble

Neil Humphreys author Cheng Puay Koon illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd

Published:4th Feb '14

Should be back in stock very soon

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Key Selling Points • Introduces readers to a species of penguins known as Adélie Penguins. • A learning adventure with fun facts presented in story format. • Touches on topics such as friendship, discovery and exploration, animals and their habitat, nature and family. • Bright colours to attract and hold children’s attention. • Interesting storyline to expand reader’s imagination. • Author and illustrator are both parents who know what appeals to target readership. • Author available for events and talks in schools and bookshops. Synopsis Four-year old Abbie Rose has a magic suitcase. In this book, she goes on an exciting adventure to the South Pole with her best friend Billy. At the South Pole, which is white and full of snow, she meets a family of Adélie penguins. She picked up a penguin egg and the adventure begins. Abbie Rose and some penguins get separated from the rest of the group and come across a leopard seal that tries to eat them. In the end Billy saves everyone and the penguins are reunited with their family. The Series Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of books is targeted at children aged 3 to 8. Abbie Rose travels to faraway places and goes on many adventures with her friend Billy through the help of a magic suitcase. The series will expose readers to new destinations and environmental themes and will expand their imagination and creativity and understanding of the world around them. Interactive learning at your fingertips! Our young readers can now make a 'video call' to 'chat' with Abbie Rose and 'meet' author Neil Humphreys via the Ring Ring Story app! Ring Ring Story is a mobile app that helps children, especially those who are not yet able to read independently, learn more systematically and thus effectively from books through pre-recorded bite-size videos by storytellers. The ultimate aim is to help young children become independent learners and readers. And what better series to kick off this learning journey than the Abbie Rose & The Magic Suitcase! • Book 1: The Day A Panda Really Saved My Life • Book 2: I Trapped a Dolphin but It Really Wasn't My Fault • Book 3: Picking Up a Penguin's Egg Really Got Me into Trouble...

ISBN: 9789814484183

Dimensions: 230mm x 217mm x 4mm

Weight: 127g

24 pages