Puffin Book Of Nonsense Verse

Author: Quentin Blake

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Price : 24.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780140366600
Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint : Puffin Books
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Weight (g) : 0.0
Publication date : 03 October 1996
Dimensions : 198mm X 129mm X 17mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Quentin Blake
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Dewey classification : 821.91408
Reading Level : 8+
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Pages : 288
BIC subject : YDP
Illustrations : b&w line illustrations
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Description

This is a lively and upbeat collection of nonsense verse for all the family - including classic verse from nonsense greats such as Lear, Carroll, Belloc and Nash, together with the very best of contemporary proponents.

Author description

Quentin Blake is one of Britain's most renowned illustrators. Born in the suburbs of London in 1932, he read English at Cambridge before becoming a full-time freelance illustrator. He began his career working for magazines such as The Spectator and Punch. For many years he taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. He became the very first Children's Laureate in 1999 and was made a CBE in 2005.

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