The Moon Jumpers

Author: Janice May Udry

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Price : $16.99 NZD
ISBN : 9780099432944
Publisher : Random House Children's Publishers UK
Imprint : Red Fox
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Weight (g) : 0.112
Publication date : 01 October 2001
Dimensions : 250mm X 180mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 16.99
Availability date : 01 December 2001
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Author : Janice May Udry
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Bind : Paperback
Edition : New edition
Illustrator : Maurice Sendak
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Dewey classification : 813.54
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Pages : 32
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9780099432944

Description

A lyrical story of night-time, in which four small children and a black cat find themselves enchanted with the loveliness of the hot summer night and the magic of the moon. Illustrated by the author of the acclaimed picture book classic, Where the Wild Things Are.

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Exquisite watercolours by Sendak perfectly complement a poetic text creating an evocative and dreamlike book.

Author description

Janice May Udry was born in 1928 in Jacksonville, Illinois and was graduated from Northwestern University in 1950. Her first book, "A Tree is Nice", was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1956 for the illustrations by Marc Simont.