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The Twenty-seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Twenty-seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Morris Lurie
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:112 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 130 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780140342970
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Audience | |
Edition |
2nd edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Australia
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Imprint |
Puffin
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Publication Date |
1 June 1989 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
This funny, exciting and best-selling story takes you behind the scenes as eight-year-old Edward trains for the greatest swimming marathon of all!
Author Biography
Morris Lurie was born in Melbourne in 1938. After years of living abroad in England, Denmark, Morocco and Greece, he returned to Melbourne in 1973. He has written more than two dozen books, including The Twenty-Seventh Annual African Hippopotamus Race, which was voted by the schoolchildren of Victoria as their favourite young storybook by an Australian author, and the award winning adult books Flying Home (1978), Whole Life (1978) and The Night We ate the Sparrow (1985).
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