The Star Whale - by Nicola Davies (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Forty fantastic poems and paintings from an internationally acclaimed duo, celebrating our beautiful planet. Discover a pangolin at dusk, fly on the bat's back, visit a lion and hear about his plight; try the moth alphabet tongue-twister, meet fighting Tazzies on a night out in Tasmania or dream about the five-legged dog and three-legged cat! Then find out about real, huge Titanosaurus and amazing Coelacanths. You might spot a kingfisher, that ' small glint of wonder', and see how ' wild reclaims the world' in the urban night-time. These beautiful poems are perfectly melded with Petr Horá cek's gorgeous, glowing paintings and the combination is extraordinary - passionate, playful, thoughtful and exciting. Like the goldfinch in the final poem, this wonderful book will ' set the heart free and flying' .

About the Author

Petr Horá cek was born in Prague and studied at the Academy of Fine Art. He moved to the UK in 1994 and his first picture books were published in 2001. His other books for Otter-Barry Books are The Last Tiger, The Perfect Present, nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Blue Monster. Nicola Davies is the author of more than 80 books for children and young people, including poetry, non-fiction, picture books and novels. Her work has been published in more than 10 different languages and won awards in the UK, US, Europe and Asia. Her picture book The Promise (with Laura Carlin) was one of the New York Times' picture books of the year. The Day War Came (with Rebecca Cobb) sparked an online campaign, ' 3000 chairs', in support of unaccompanied child refugees. The Star Whale is her third collaboration with Petr Horá cek.