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      Cicada

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      A stunning new picture book from Academy Award winner and winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020, Shaun Tan - his most important book since The Arrival.

      A stunning picture book for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, from Shaun Tan, Academy Award winner and winne...

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      Description

      Product ID:9781444946208
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Title:Cicada
      Authors:Author: Shaun Tan
      Page Count:32
      Subjects:Picture storybooks, Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), For National Curriculum Early Years, Interest age: from c 3 years
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A stunning new picture book from Academy Award winner and winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020, Shaun Tan - his most important book since The Arrival.

      A stunning picture book for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, from Shaun Tan, Academy Award winner and winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2020.

      Cicada work in tall building.
      Data entry clerk. Seventeen year.
      No sick day. No mistake.
      Tok Tok Tok!

      Cicada works in an office, dutifully working day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his co-workers. But one day, something truly extraordinary happens . . .

      A story for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, overlooked or overworked but dreams of magic, from Australia''s most acclaimed picture book creator, and first BAME winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal.

      This is Shaun Tan''s first author-illustrator book in five years, and his most important and moving fable since The Arrival.


      Imprint Name:Hodder Children's Books
      Publisher Name:Hachette Children's Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2018-11-15

      Additional information

      Weight408 g
      Dimensions221 × 286 × 10 mm