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Royal Animals
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Two Hoots
| Author:
Julia Golding | Emily Sutton
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Two Hoots
Author:
Julia Golding | Emily Sutton
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
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A beautifully illustrated history of royal animals in Britain, with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo. Why do the three lions on the British crest look so much like leopards? Was there really a polar bear who fished in the Thames? When did the first elephant set foot on British soil? Full of astounding facts and amazing true animal stories. Find out about King Charles’s spaniels, Queen Victoria’s elephant and parrots and, of course, Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis. Royal Animals is engagingly written by Julia Golding, author of The Queen’s Wardrobe. With beautiful artwork from Emily Sutton, the illustrator of William Sieghart’s poetry collection Everyone Sang as well as Lots and A First Book of the Sea written by Nicola Davies. Royal Animals: An Illustrated History is a fascinating exploration of 1000 years of royal animals.
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A beautifully illustrated history of royal animals in Britain, with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo. Why do the three lions on the British crest look so much like leopards? Was there really a polar bear who fished in the Thames? When did the first elephant set foot on British soil? Full of astounding facts and amazing true animal stories. Find out about King Charles’s spaniels, Queen Victoria’s elephant and parrots and, of course, Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis. Royal Animals is engagingly written by Julia Golding, author of The Queen’s Wardrobe. With beautiful artwork from Emily Sutton, the illustrator of William Sieghart’s poetry collection Everyone Sang as well as Lots and A First Book of the Sea written by Nicola Davies. Royal Animals: An Illustrated History is a fascinating exploration of 1000 years of royal animals.
About Author
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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