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The butterfly ball and the grasshopper's feast

Title
The butterfly ball and the grasshopper's feast / [illustrated by] Alan Aldridge ; with verses by William Plomer ; and nature notes by Richard Fitter.
Author
Aldridge, Alan
Publication
Somerville, Mass. Candlewick Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Plomer, William, 1903-1973.
  • Fitter, Richard Sidney Richmond
  • Roscoe, William, 1753-1831.
Description
94 p. : col. ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
Creatures that fly, or that creep, hop, or run, now wake all at once at a loud trumpet-call - it's the day of the Feast and the Butterfly Ball! Renowned illustrator Alan Aldridge introduced the fantastical world of the Butterfly Ball in this breathtaking modern classic. It is now available in a lavish new edition, complete with nature notes by Richard Fitter on each creature and an introduction to the life and work of Alan Aldridge.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Stories in rhyme.
Note
  • Inspired by the 1807 poem The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast by William Roscoe.
ISBN
  • 9780763644222
  • 0763644226
LCCN
2008935209
OCLC
259265689
Author
Aldridge, Alan,
Title
The butterfly ball and the grasshopper's feast / [illustrated by] Alan Aldridge ; with verses by William Plomer ; and nature notes by Richard Fitter.
Imprint
Somerville, Mass. Candlewick Press, 2009.
Added Author
Plomer, William, 1903-1973.
Fitter, Richard Sidney Richmond.
Roscoe, William, 1753-1831. Butterfly's ball and the grasshopper's feast.
Branch Call Number
J 821 Plomer
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