Big book of families

Features families of various kinds - big, small, busy, noisy, happy, fighting, at home and on holiday. Meet brothers and sisters, mums and dads, grannies and granddads, and more.

Me and my family tree

Following the successful model of Me on the Map, Sweeney demystifies an abstract concept by presenting it from a child's point of view. In Me and My Family Tree, a young girl uses simple language, …

Our family, our values

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9810072104

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 22 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

306.8 OUR

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