Royal Animals - An Illustrated History

A lusciously illustrated history of royal animals in Britain from 1066 to the present day, with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo. Why do the three lions on the British crest look so much like leopards? When did the first elephant set foot on British soil? Was there really a polar bear who fished in the river Thames? Full of astounding facts and amazing true animal stories, learn all about King Charles''s spaniels, Queen Victoria''s elephant and, of course, Queen Elizabeth II''s corgis. Royal Animals is engagingly written by Julia Golding, author of The Queen''s Wardrobe , illustrated by Kate Hindley. Royal Animals features beautiful artwork from Emily Sutton, the illustrator of Everyone Sang , William Sieghart''s poetry collection, as well as Lots, Grow and Tiny written by Nicola Davies. Royal Animals: An Illustrated History is a fascinating exploration of 1000 years of royal animals.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Golding, Golding Julia
• Assisted by: Emily Sutton (Illustration), Michael Morpurgo (Foreword), Morpurgo Michael (Foreword)
• Publisher: Two Hoots
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781529070354
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-7035-4
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 259 mm x 292 mm x 15 mm
• Series: The Cloud Horse Chronicles
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Zoos, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Dogs, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Deer, Moose & Caribou, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Bears, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Elephants, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves, 1485–1603 (Tudor period), 1603–1649 (Jacobean and Early Stuart period), c 1154 to c 1485 (Plantagenet and Angevin period), c 1000 to c 1170 (Norman period)