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Meerkat Mail - Emily Gravett

Description: ISBN 1405052155 / Author: Emily Gravett / Genre: Junior Books / Sunny the meerkat lives with his enormous family in the Kalahari desert. They are all very close ...so close, in fact, that one day Sunny decides he's had enough and packs his bags. He's off to visit his mongoose ... more

Meerkat Mail - Emily Gravett ... cousins. But from the watery world of the Marsh Mongoose to the nocturnal lifestyle of the Malagasy Mongoose, Sunny just doesn't fit in. And who's that shadowy figure who seems to be following him around? This is another brilliant picture book from the creator of the incredible Wolves, winner of the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal.

Newest Review: ... Wolves won the award and was picked up by Macmillan for publication and released early last year. It is now sold in five ... more

... different countries. In addition to the Macmillan Prize for Illustration, which launched her career, Gravett also won the Nestle Children's Book Prize Bronze Award last year, the CILIP Kate Greenway Award (for Meerkat Mail) and critical acclaim for her first publication. *Other books available by Emily Gravett* Orange Pear Apple Bear Wolves *Books to be published in 2007* Monkey and Me Little Mouse's Book of Fears ***What I liked about the book" *Story* Emily Gravett is a great writer with a fantastic sense of h...more

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by allybally - written on 10/01/07 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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Author: Illustrator: Emily Gravett Publisher: Macmillan Published Date: August 2006 Age Suitability: 4+ although my 2-year old loves it Pages: 32 RRP: £10.99 Amazon Price: £6.59 ***Summary*** Sunny the Meerkat lives with his family in the Kalahari Desert. They are a very close family and Sunny soon grows tired of working, eating, playing and even sleeping with them so one day Sunny decides to pack his bags in search of a new home. He visits relatives across the land but each place he stops isn't quite home and he doesn't quite fit in. Will he eventually find a place to call home or will he find himself back with the family ...

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