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MIGRATION


Bloomsbury, May 2018
Written by Mike Unwin and illustrated by Jenni Desmond

Animals of all shapes and sizes make epic journeys across our planet, through harsh weather, avoiding hungry predators, in their efforts to survive. Travel around the globe with some of the world's most incredible animals and discover their unique migration stories.

Follow the amazing migrations of these 20 creatures: Arctic tern, barn swallow, bar-headed goose, ruby-throated hummingbird, osprey, wandering albatross, whooping crane, emperor penguin, African elephant, blue wildebeest, caribou, straw-coloured fruit bat, humpback whale, green turtle, Southern pilchard, salmon, great white shark, monarch butterfly, globe skimmer dragonfly, Christmas Island red crab'

Nominated: CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2019

Shortlisted: German Literature Prize 2019

Selected: The Original Art exhibition 2019 by The Society of Illustrators, NY, USA

Best Books of 2019 (Publishers Weekly USA)

Best Books of 2018 (The Guardian UK)

Outstanding Science Trade Books 2020

dazzling images that make turning every page of this book a delight...shimmer on the page, capturing the fragility and abundance of the natural world.

STARRED REVIEW, Publisher's Weekly

'Mike Unwin and illustrator Jenni Desmond...know just how to make children’s precious imaginations soar.'

Best Children's Books of 2018 (The Guardian)


Translations:

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