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Meerkat Mail (Hbk) Paperback – September 22, 2006

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Sunny the meerkat lives with his enormous family in the Kalahari desert. They are all very close... so close, in fact, that one day Sunny decides he`s had enough and packs his bags. He`s off to visit his mongoose cousins. But from the watery world of the Marsh Mongoose to the nocturnal lifestyle of the Malagasy Mongoose, Sunny just doesn`t fit in. And who`s that shadowy figure who seems to be following him around? Another brilliant picture book from the creator of the incredible WOLVES, winner of the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal.

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32 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Macmillan
Publication date

September 22, 2006
Dimensions

10.63 x 0.39 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

1405052155
ISBN-13

978-1405052153
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Macmillan; 1st edition (September 22, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1405052155
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1405052153
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.63 x 0.39 x 8.5 inches

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Emily Gravett was born in Brighton. She left school with few qualifications and spent 8 years living on the road (in a variety of vehicles including a truck, caravan and RAF petrol bus called Toby Diesel) before settling back in Brighton and getting a place on the BA(Hons) Illustration course at Brighton University.

Her first picture book WOLVES was published in August 2005 to great acclaim, winning the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and a clutch of other awards it marked the beginning of a stellar career creating extraordinary books for children.

Emily has also won the Best Emerging Illustrator Award at the Booktrust Early Years Awards for MONKEY AND ME and the bronze award in the 6-8 age category at the Nestle Children's Book Prize for LITTLE MOUSE'S BIG BOOK OF FEARS. In 2008 Emily was awarded the rare honour of a second CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for LITTLE MOUSE'S BIG BOOK OF FEARS.

Emily lives in Brighton with her family and their dog, Dilys.

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Samantha Carroll

So cute!

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023

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Love this fun and quirky book! Great story with fun interactive post cards throughout. My kids love the story but love to just flip through the book and look at the pictures and cards too.

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Sophie Hannah

adorable illustrations, be careful as glue can tear pages

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2009

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This is a wonderful "there's no place like home" story, as the adorable meerkat travels the world, then realizes how much he needs family to remain the center of his life. This is my favorite illustrator and author-- her books are always imaginative and original.

BUT--- A CAUTION
The only reservation I have about the book is it's actual construction. Be cautious, as the glue on the interactive parts of the book (flaps to lift, etc.) oozed out a bit and sealed the pages together. I bought this as a gift book but when I looked through it I ended up damaging it just by turning pages, due to this glue issue. Hopefully the publisher will fix this problem for the next edition.

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AmJean

Cute book

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2021

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Nothing inappropriate or crude.

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2009

I loved the idea of this book. It's a story about a meerkat who gets tired of where he lives and travels to all his relatives homes and sends back postcards.

There are lots of really good aspects to this book: the fun illustrations, the great "realistic" postcards, the information garnered from reading the descriptions from the postcards, the cute "postmarks" and the sweet ending.

But, there were a few bummers: the writing wasn't always incredible (though it was good), and what bothered me the most was how after a while the author quit naming the "relatives" that our meerkat would visit. So, while we started out learning "that is what a meerkat looks like, that is what a mongoose looks like, etc" by the end I was like, "What animal is that?"

But, overall a very fun and creative read, and there's lots to discover on each page!

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Twilight_Thundercloud

Wonderful Book

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2013

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This book is a delightful find for those of us that long to be a bit more footloose. Each postcard is mounted so that you can see the picture and then open it up and there is a new note home. I found the story heartwarming with hidden depth in the small articles written inside the covers highlighting events that were going on while Sunny was visiting each location.

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Paola V. Faãndez Garcãa

Love to write letters

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2013

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The idea of introducing postcards glued in a book i tihrough it was brilliant, specially because kids now a days dont really know this way of comunication. As i worked with littleones all day they love this story of a meerkat that is so independant and try to solve her problem of crowdness in the family.

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2013

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This is a great book for all ages but especially if you have a youngster who keeps thinking that life somewhere else would be better than home. The little meerkat visits all kinds of places and they are lovely or interesting, for a short time but they just are not perfect....like home.

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From the Cannon's Mouth

lovely and charming

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2013

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This is a great book and has lovely artwork. It sends a good message that it's ok to be annoyed by you big noisy family, but in the end you will miss them!

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Ruth O'Grady

Timeless Tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2023

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Such a lovely story
Beautifully illustrated
A perfect addition to a family bookshelf

gowri shankar

Sensible design....

Reviewed in India on March 2, 2020

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Lovely book ....nice way to teach kids to write letters... A must have book for children at 6 plus years...

Choupette

Fan

Reviewed in France on December 29, 2019

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Utiliser par l'enseignant de mon fils, pour l'initiation à la correspondance étrangère(Anglais).
Mon fils en est fan et en a demandé un exemplaire pour son anniversaire

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marcela.berrio

Superó mis expectativas!

Reviewed in Spain on November 28, 2019

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Una historia divertida y fácil de leer, textos sencillos y fáciles de explicar/traducir. Las postales pegadas son un punto! son postales brillantes y con textos divertidos. El mensaje del libro es muy bonito también (familia debe mantenerse unida). A mi hijo de 6 y a mí, ¡nos encantó!

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Excellent quality and well illustrated.

Reviewed in Australia on June 8, 2020

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Brilliant book. Colourful and good quality.

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