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Jemmy Button: The Boy That Darwin Returned Home

Author(s): Alix Barzelay

Sophisticated 9+

Inspired by the life of Jemmy Button - a native of Tierra del Fuego who was brought to England in the mid-1800s to be 'educated' and 'civilised' by Captain Robert FitzRoy - this book illustrates Jemmy's bizarre encounters and his return back home.


Product Information

Alix Barzelay has an MFA from Sarah Lawrence and teaches children creative writing. This is her first children's book. Jennifer Uman is a self-taught painter and illustrator and Valerio Vidali is an Italian illustrator.

General Fields

  • : 9781848776159
  • : Templar Publishing
  • : Templar Publishing
  • : 01 October 2013
  • : 300mm X 220mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 February 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alix Barzelay
  • : Paperback
  • : Jennifer Uman
  • : 48