Aldita and the Forest.
by Catterwell, Thelma; Stone, Derrick (illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0867700858
- ISBN 13
- 9780867700855
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne, Ferntree Gully: Dent Australia, 1988. 1st ed.. Hardback square quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pictorial cover, full-page colour drawings, minor edgewear jacket (archival tape repair top spine, some light foxing reverse side), minor edgewear. 32 pp. Children's picture story by Thelma Catterwell about Aldita, a very special butterfly who is trying to fit in with her Australian bush animal and bird friends. A beautiful book written and illustrated with a message of how important it is to prolong our natural heritage, based on experiences she learned in the Morwell National Park, Gippsland. The large colourful drawings by Derrick Stone and easy-to-read text will interest any age. First edition (hardback).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25858
- Title
- Aldita and the Forest.
- Author
- Catterwell, Thelma; Stone, Derrick (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0867700858
- ISBN 13
- 9780867700855
- Publisher
- Dent Australia
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne, Ferntree Gully
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- children's literature, nature, wildlife, fauna, animals, butterflies, australia, victoria, gippsland
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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