Twinkle, Tickle Little Star

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"Anne Hunters playful and delightful rhymes with Dave Gunsons superb illustrations perfectly capture the unique characteristics of a range of creatures and plant life that young children commonly encounter when exploring the New Zealand seashore. Rhyming verse delightfully details some of the special features of triplefins, hermit crabs, scallops, jellyfish, sea anemones, seaweed, black-backed gulls, paddle crabs, paua, katipo, sponges and starfish. This entertaining book is intended to be read aloud and children will be fascinated to learn more about the wild life on the seashore so they can enjoy exploring when they visit the beach. Starfish / Seastar Patangaroa Twinkle, tickle, little star, of the salty sea. Near the rocks where mussels cling, is where Im sure to be. A zillion feet adorn my arms; I dont have a head or teeth. My bottoms on the top of me; my mouth is where Underneath. There is a fascinating facts section to supplement the verse at the back of the book. "

Author Bio

Anne Hunter is a radiographer with a love nature and exploring the outdoors. She is currently working to establish forest on a block of land in north Canterbury. She has a special fascination with Antarctica, which she has visited twice, and has a Graduate Certificate in Antarctic Studies. She has written a book on New Zealand birds, One Little Fantail.