Edward the Emu (Picture bluegum) - Hardcover

Knowles, Sheena

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0207183287 ISBN 13: 9780207183287

Publisher: Angus & Robertson Childrens, 1999

Synopsis

Winner of the CBC Book of the Year Award 1989 and Picture Book of the Year, this miniature book tells how Edward was bored with being an emu, and he tries to be like the other animals at the zoo. Rod Clement is the author/illustrator of "Counting on Frank", "Snail Mail" and "Imaginary Menagerie".

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Review:

"If you buy one children's book for sheer fun, there's no question it should be this one."-- "San Diego Union-Tribune"

From the Back Cover:

Edward the emu was sick of the zoo,
There was nowhere to go, there was nothing to do,
And compared to the seals that lived right next door,
Well being an emu was frankly a bore.

Tired of his life as an emu, Edward decides to try being something else for a change. He tries swimming with the seals. He spends a day lounging with the lions. He even does a stint slithering with the snakes.

But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may be the best thing after all. And so he returns to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him. . . .

Edward is tired of being an emu, so he decides to try being something else for a change. First he spends some time swimming with the seals. Next, he lounges with the lions. He even slithers with the snakes. But Edward soon discovers that being an emu may not be so bad after all. So he heads back to his pen, only to find a big surprise awaiting him . . .Sheena Knowles' upbeat, rhyming text and Rod Clement's deliciously droll illustrations are sure to make readers laugh out loud in this whimsical picture book by the creators of Edwina the Emu."If you buy one book...for sheer fun, there's no question it should be this one." San Diego Union Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Angus & Robertson Childrens
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0207183287
• ISBN 13: 9780207183287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32