No. of pages 28
Published: 2016
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There are 28 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Medina Publishing Ltd .
Julia Johnson is a drama teacher turned children's author, storyteller and performer who first came to Dubai in 1975. She has appeared on stage, TV and radio in the UK and in Dubai, has toured Theatre-in-Education productions to schools and has recorded over 100 audio books. Julia's stories frequently focus on the history and culture of the Arabian Peninsula. She has written over a dozen stories for children including 'The Camel That Got Away' and 'Humpy Grumpy's Mission Improbable'. 'The Turtle Secret' won the Best International Children's Book Award at Sharjah International Book Fair 2014. She has toured schools and colleges across the Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia with talks and workshops, and is a regular speaker at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Charlene Kasdorf grew up in the prairies of Canada and spent afternoons rummaging through the boxes of paper in her parents' printing shop. Logically, she began her studies in Graphic Design, and while working internationally, earned her BFA and MEd. She now lives in Qatar and balances her work in illustration, art, and education . all the while spending afternoons watching her two little sand pirates construct inventions and stories out of paper. Julia Johnson is a writer and actress. She first went to the middle East in 1975, where she continued to develop her skills as a story teller. This is her sixth children's book.