My Village by Danielle Wright

My Village by Danielle Wright

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This beautifully illustrated, read-aloud book for children celebrates twenty-two favourite rhymes from around the world.

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My Village by Danielle Wright

A collection of nursery verses for young children as a companion book to traditional Mother Goose titles. From Iran to Iceland, Samoa to Switzerland, readers can delight in quirky, touching and funny verses from 22 different countries, brought to life by the artwork from exciting young UK illustrator, Mique Moriuchi. Original languages and phonetic versions included.

"What a treasure… A valuable resource for early childhood educators providing an introduction to the look and sound of other languages as well as art, poetry and geography curricular"

-- Beatties Book Blog (NZ)

"…superbly illustrated by a rising British artist."

-- Australian Women's Weekly (AU)

"It's a charming introduction to international poetry."

-- Woman's Day
UK artist Mique Moriuchi works with bits and pieces, textured paint and collage for her rich and unique pictures for children's books such as Granny Torelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech (Bloomsbury) and Talk Peace by Sam Williams (Hodder Children's UK). Mique Moriuchi has a (BA) Hons. In Graphic design from Norwich School of Art & Design and an MA in Sequential design and illustration from the University of Brighton. Collected by Danielle Wright.
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ISBN 13 9781877467103
ISBN 10 1877467103
Title My Village
Author Danielle Wright
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gecko Press
Year published 2008-05-01
Number of pages 60
Prizes Winner of White Raven Award 2009 (Germany), Joint winner of Picked for Diversity Programme 2009 (New Zealand)
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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