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Join Rose Ayling-Ellis, her cool cat Halo, and their magical tour guide, Perky the Pigeon on a time-travelling, globetrotting adventure to explore the story of communication as never before. Discover ancient language and decipher secret codes on a journey through time in this book for children aged 7-9. Marvellous Messages will teach you about all the different ways we can send, or receive, a message. With Perky, the expert tour guide, explore the beginnings of language, the first hieroglyphic 'emojis' and even communication in the animal kingdom!This communication book for children offers: Content written by award-winning actress Rose Ayling-Ellis a longstanding pioneer for the deaf community. Timelines of five world-changing inventions and how they shaped the evolution of communication. Bright illustrations on every page that take children through time and even into space. Cross continents, traverse time and discover the very special gift of communication. Interwoven throughout the journey are fascinating timelines of inventions that changed the world, from how sign language began in the 1500s to how bees communicate with one another. This is the ideal book for children curious about how language and communication work.
About the author
Lena Addink is an artist and illustrator, based in the Netherlands. Her work is infused with a passion for fantastical adventures and inspired by the beauty of nature, thoughts, and dreams. Lena's illustrations are rich in detail, texture, and color, creating immersive and enchanting scenes that draw viewers into their own narrative. She often incorporates hand-lettering and decorative embellishments into her illustrations, adding an extra layer of visual interest to her work. Lena Addink's illustrations are a reflection of her boundless creativity and devotion to bringing magical worlds to existence.
Summary
Join Rose Ayling-Ellis, her cool cat Halo, and their magical tour guide, Perky the Pigeon on a time-travelling, globetrotting adventure to explore the story of communication as never before.
Discover ancient language and decipher secret codes on a journey through time, and learn about all the different ways we can send, or receive, a message. With Perky, the expert tour guide, explore the beginnings of language, the first hieroglyphic 'emojis' and even communication in the animal kingdom!
Interspersed throughout the journey are Messaging Milestones: fascinating timelines of inventions that changed the world, and Rose's Superstars: a celebration of inspirational heroes, both past and present, from the deaf world - including movie star Millicent Simmonds and stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil.
Cross continents, traverse time and discover the very special gift of communication.
