My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch (Picture Puffins)

Base, Graeme

ISBN 10: 0140509410 / ISBN 13: 9780140509410

Published by Penguin Books Australia Ltd, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch (Picture Puffins)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140509410
• ISBN 13: 9780140509410
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Grandma, who lives with a large collection of animals in her small Australian town, takes a disastrous trip to the seaside.

From School Library Journal

Gr 1-5 Tall tales should start from a believable base, and Grandma is sufficiently eccentric and spirited to convince readers that she just might ride a kangaroo around town and dine with emus. Children will be delighted by her many strange adventures, shared with a menagerie of Australian animals, in this beautifully illustrated story-poem. Best known for Animalia (Abrams, 1987), Base alternates between subdued sepia-toned line drawings and richly colored, very detailed illustrations that burst the boundaries of oversized, double-page layouts. Realism and exaggeration are blended almost perfectly and complement the poem's humor. This is a good choice for group use, as children will enjoy trying to find Grandma in several scenes. Certainly not an essential purchase, but a fun way to meet Australia's unique animals and an exciting new illustrator. Jeanette Larson, Mesquite Public Library, Tex.

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