{"product_id":"books-animalia-by-graeme-base","title":"Animalia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith over 3 million copies sold around the world, Graeme Base's amazing alliterative alphabet book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eis one of the most beloved children's picture books of all time, treasured by children and parents alike as a special reading experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"So extraordinary, so extravagantly illustrated, so astonishingly alliterative, so thoroughly delightful that any child who does not soon possess it may rightly feel his education has been shamefully neglected.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/i\u003e's incredible imaginary world intrigues readers of all ages, with hidden objects and ideas on every page:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* A is for an Armored Armadillo Avoiding an Angry Alligator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* B is for Beautiful Blue Butterflies Basking by a Babbling Brook\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* C is for Crafty Crimson Cats Carefully Catching Crusty Crayfish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e* And the rest of the alphabet is just as much fun!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Graeme Base's work offers a color-packed palette and imagination-filled menagerie that has changed the way that children's books are illustrated. \u003ci\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/i\u003e, like many of Base's books, is a vast puzzle, built with color and filled with creatures. This astonishingly original treatment of the ABCs changed the way parents and teachers imagined the books that they read to children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBase offers a single- or double-page kaleidoscopic illustration for each letter of the alphabet and challenges the reader to find as many words beginning with that letter as possible within. Each illustration is a visual feast, and a fun way to challenge and expand your child's vocabulary.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo parent or child will ever be disappointed in getting Graeme Base's \u003ci\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/i\u003e as a gift. Its colors and humor are timeless. You will smile, giggle, and laugh when reading about \"Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horse.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote: This is the \"midi\" edition of \u003ci\u003eAnimalia\u003c\/i\u003e, perfect for smaller hands and bookshelf storage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673627156753,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780810919396.jpg?v=1781527206","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-animalia-by-graeme-base","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}