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Christopher's caterpillars

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Christopher Nibble more...

Format: Hardback
Library Classification: Junior Fiction
BIC Subjects: Animal stories
Audience: Children/juvenile
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2/02/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

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Christopher Nibble is so busy tending his dandelion patch that it's starting to take over his life and he doesn't even have time for football any more. Then he meets his new neighbour, Posie. She offers to help him out in the garden. When the dandelion seedlings start being nibbled by caterpillars, it's Posie's idea to keep them as pets. Mr Rosetti from the cafe gives them some empty sweet jars and Christopher and Posie feed their furry caterpillars and watch them grow. But one morning Christopher and Posie can't see any caterpillars in their jars. They have disappeared! Quite desperate, they make 'missing' posters and put them up all over Dandeville. It takes Mr Rosetti to reveal the miracle of metamorphosis to the two bereft guinea-pigs. Ages 4+.

Praise for Christopher Nibble: I adored the illustrations - Charlotte Middleton's guinea pig world is eccentrically realised and the strong environmental message doesn't detract from the overriding humour in the story. Askews Library Service Children's Newsletter When dandelions begin disappearing it's up to Nibbles to rescue the last plant so new seeds can fly through the air, nearly 3-D, on a beautifully evocative spread. New York Times Middleton's tale of over-consuming and scarcity is direct but not preachy. Using a bold font for emphasis, the text is simple and age appropriate, but the mixed-media illustrations steal the show. A photo of a cabbage is combined with drawn elements such as insects. The library scene is full of humorous book titles that will elicit chuckles from young and old. Every page features something that draws the eye in for a closer look. School Library Journal an absolute delight... Recommended. thebookbag.co.uk

Title: Christopher's caterpillars
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Contributors: By (author) Charlotte Middleton

ISBN 13: 9780192732316
ISBN 10: 0192732315

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2/02/2012
Place of Publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
Edition:

BIC Subjects: Animal stories
Dewey Classification: 823.92 (DC23)
NBS Classification: Picture Books

Format: Hardback
Pages: 32
Height: 252mm
Width: 252mm
Thickness: 8mm
Weight: 364g