Eine zauberhafte Idee! In vielen Teilen der Erde wird Weihnachten gefeiert und jedes Fest ist anders. From the twice winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the creator of Tidy, Cyril and Pat and Again!, Meerkat Christmas is a witty and heartwarming celebration of festive fun and family love that shows Christmas can be whatever you want it to be. About This Edition ISBN:

The winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals, her skill and wit are second to none. Emily first sprang into the limelight with the ground-breaking Wolves in 2005, which has been followed by such modern classics as Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me and Again! and the fabulous Bear and Hare series for younger readers, as well as the beautiful Tidy, Old Hat, Cyril and Pat and Meerkat Christmas. Sunny the Meerkat is off on his travels again. This time, he has been reading all about how to have a perfect Christmas - and a Kalahari one does not look right at all. Amongst other things, a delicacy known as 'well boiled sprouts' is missing, so Sunny sets off in search of the perfect Christmas. His journey takes him to many places, but there's always something missing... Emsige Weihnachtsvorbereitungen bei den Erdmännchen in der Kalahari-Wüste: Es wird geputzt und dekoriert. Author Luke Palmer introduces his new book, Play (Firefly Press) about four boys growing up together, the challenges, the friendships, and what hap...Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. Now the humans need his...

Ein warmherziges und lustiges Abenteuer für die Adventszeit, welches zeigt, dass es das "perfekte Weihnachtsfest" nicht geben kann und worauf es wirklich ankommt.

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Perfect for reading and sharing, Meerkat Christmas also offers many possibilities for using with, and inspiring work from, a class. The 'voyage and return' storyline makes it perfect for discussing how everyone is unique, how they celebrate in different ways and the difference between needs and wants! The story also lends itself to supporting work in geography. Sunny visits hot and cold countries around the world and these could be located on a map of the world. The animals and birds which live there (particularly those shown in the illustrations) can be researched and children could give presentations about their findings, including their habitats. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri...