The butterfly ball and the grasshopper's feast / [illustrated by] Alan Aldridge ; with verses by William Plomer ; and nature notes by Richard Fitter.
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TextPublication details: Somerville, Mass. Candlewick Press, 2009.Description: 94 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: - 0763644226
- 9780763644222
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 811.6 A365 | Available | 33111005626961 |
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Renowned illustrator Alan Aldridge introduced the fantastical world of the Butterfly Ball in this breathtaking modern classic.
Renowned illustrator Alan Aldridge introduced the fantastical world of the Butterfly Ball in this breathtaking modern classic. It is available in a lavish edition, complete with nature notes by Richard Fitter on each creature and an introduction to the life and work of Alan Aldridge.
Inspired by the 1807 poem The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast by William Roscoe.
Creatures that fly, or that creep, hop, or run, now wake all at once at a loud trumpet-call - it's the day of the Feast and the Butterfly Ball! Renowned illustrator Alan Aldridge introduced the fantastical world of the Butterfly Ball in this breathtaking modern classic. It is now available in a lavish new edition, complete with nature notes by Richard Fitter on each creature and an introduction to the life and work of Alan Aldridge.