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How to Catch a Star
Hardback
Main Details
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How to Catch a Star
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Oliver Jeffers
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:32 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 271,Width 265 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780007536597
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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| Edition |
10th Anniversary edition
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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| Imprint |
HarperCollins
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| Publication Date |
27 March 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of world-renowned illustrator Oliver Jeffers' debut picture book, the much-loved How to Catch a Star! The publication of How to Catch a Star in 2004 heralded the arrival of a captivating new talent on the picture book scene. Now beloved by children all over the world, the book has achieved huge critical and commercial success. Oliver and HarperCollins are proud to mark the anniversary in style with this exquisite gift edition, including a letter from the author and previously unpublished drawings - a book that no Oliver Jeffers fan will want to be without!
Author Biography
Oliver Jeffers graduated from The University of Ulster in 2001 with First Class honours. His outstanding talent has been recognised by several high-profile awards, including the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award. 'Lost and Found' animation was broadcast on Channel 4. Oliver lives and works in Brookyln, New York.
Reviews"...the best recent picture book by light years, is stylishly spellbinding" Telegraph "If only all picture books could be this good" The Bookseller "This is a magical, beautifully illustrated tale about reaching for dreams... Adults tend to think of waiting as tedious, but the magic of this book is that it understands waiting as children wait - alert, apprehensive and using their imaginations." Mail on Sunday
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