Royal Animals
An Illustrated History
$24.00
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
8 October 2024
Summary
A beautifully illustrated history of royal animals in Britain from 1066 to the present day, with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo.
Why do the three lions on the British crest look so much like leopards? When did the first elephant set foot on British soil? Was there really a polar bear who fished in the river Thames?
The perfect sumptuous gift for animal lovers, this book has elegant foil detailing, gold corgi endpapers and stunning hand-painted illustrations on every page f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529070361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529070368 |
| Author: | Julia Golding, Emily Sutton, Michael Morpurgo |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Two Hoots |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 8 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 5mm x 249mm x 285mm |
| Audience Age: | 6-9 |
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Critics Review
Julia Golding’s history of the various animals owned by royals, beautifully illustrated by Emily Sutton, makes for a charming read
Julia Golding
Julia Golding is the award-winning author of numerous books for children and adults, including The Diamond of Drury Lane, winner of both the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. A former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, Julia also has a doctorate in English Literature from Oxford University, and was writer-in-residence at the Royal Institution in 2019. Her Jane Austen-themed podcast ‘What Would Jane Do?’ offers a 19th century take on modern life. She is the author of The Queen’s Wardrobe, illustrated by Kate Hindley.
Emily Sutton is an artist and illustrator who has collaborated with the likes of Paddington creator Michael Bond, Jessie Burton and Kate Morton. As well as illustrating picture books and book covers she has designed everything from fabric to stationery to packaging, and she is also a highly skilled painter, sculptor and printmaker. As well as illustrating Royal Animals written by Julia Golding, she is the illustrator for William Sieghart’s poetry collection Everyone Sang and acclaimed non-fiction books by Nicola Davis, Tiny, Lots and A First Book of the Sea.
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