The Global Garden [Pop-Up Book] by Kate Petty
The Global Garden [Pop-Up Book] by Kate Petty
The Global Garden [Pop-Up Book] by Kate Petty
The Global Garden [Pop-Up Book] by Kate Petty

The Global Garden [Pop-Up Book] by Kate Petty

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Illustrated by Jennie Maizels

In this fantastic interactive guide with pop-ups, pull-tabs, wheels, and flaps, children learn all about the origins of food and clothing and discover all the plants that people can't do without. For those who've wondered where sugar grows, what a chocolate tree looks like, or where jeans or bicycle tires come from, the answers are all here and are shared by friendly bees who guide the reader along their way. Inspired by England's Eden Project Botanic Garden, this ingenious, prize-winning volume is ideal for Earth Day celebrations in April.


Condition: Very good condition
Format: Hardcover pop-up
Age: 3-7

Kate Petty lived in Cornwall with her husband, Mike, before tragically dying from cancer in May 2007. She was both an extraordinary writer and an extraordinary person. As the author of a number of novelty and pop-up books, including the innovative The Great Grammar Book and The Wonderful World Book. Kate worked in publishing for many years and was involved in creating amazing books for the Eden Project children's book list.

Jennie Maizels studied illustration at Central St Martin's School of Art and Design, and graduated in 1993. The Great Grammar Book by Kate Petty was Jennie's first children's book and has sold a quarter of a million copies. She is the illustrator of six other books in this pop-up series, including The Global Garden, The Super Science Book, The Wonderful World Book, The Magnificent Music Book, The Terrific Times Tables Book, The Perfect Pop-Up Punctuation Book, all by Kate Petty. She is also the author of Finger Food for Babies and Toddlers (Vermillion, 2003). Jennie lives in Hampshire with her husband and two children.

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