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Meerkat Mail (Hardcover)

by Emily Gravett (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books (4 Aug 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405052155
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405052153
  • Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70,125 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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? This is another brilliant picture book from the creator of the incredible "Wolves", winner of the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal.

About the Author
Emily Gravett is a graduate of Brighton University and the winner of the 2004 Macmillan Prize for Illustration. A traveller in her youth, Emily has now settled in Brighton with her partner, their young daughter - and the family dog. Her first picture book, the inimitable WOLVES (1 405 05082 9), was published by Macmillan in 2005 to great acclaim and will be followed by ORANGE PEAR APPLE BEAR (1 405 05080 2), publishing in June 2006.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Meerkat Magic, 9 Feb 2008
By K. Cullen (Bucks, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meerkat Mail (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book. The tender story of Sunny the Meerkat's journey is coupled with the fantastic detail of Emily Gravett's art work. I teach Year 5 (age 9 to 10) and my class love it. The ants and the nibbled pages, the stamps on the postcards and the mongoose facts, the Jackal and the detailing on the cover makes it irresistible. I can't wait to read more from this author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant picture book package bursting with interest and meerkats., 3 Mar 2008
By ELH Browning "Esther-Lou" (Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Meerkat Mail (Paperback)
This book has a fun cover with its "parcel" look, and this postal theme is the underlying concept of the story. Sunny is a meerkat in large group whose motto is Stay safe, Stay together. But it's hot and dry in the Kalahari desert and the familiy is so close-knit that he longs for a bit of space so he sets off with his suitcase to visit relatives. At each place he sends a postcard home - there's a flap postcard on every double page spread. But after a week away, each night in a different place, he's ready to go back home and appreciate the finer things in a meerkat's life: the hot dry desert and the close-knit famil he was so keen to get away from originally.
This is a lovely story, with its emphasis on the value of family/community, and it is brilliantly put-together. The charcoal and sandy watercolour illustrations are lovely and infused with light humour throughout. My children like anything that's a bit different and, as well as the postcards, they love the many additional touches, like newspaper clippings, the stamps on the postcards, and so on. Even before the story begins we have to look at the pictures in a photo album and newspaper clipping that precedes that title page, and then at the end we also pore over the final photo album page, cross-referencing the photos of relatives .
This is a wonderful book, my three (3,5,&7) all love it. It's suitable from about age 2, and one you'll find coming out at bedtime again and again right through to age 7 or 8. Get a copy posted to you right away.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!, 14 April 2008
By N. Hayes (UK) - See all my reviews
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Emily Gravett has produced yet another interesting, funny and orignal picture book. Its lovely to see a book with such unusual design and gorgeous characters. This is the sort of book that you can read time and time again because each page is packed full of interesting words and pics. Charming and refreshing.
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Creatively made book. Keeps young readers busy by lifting flips and flops:) Just, my son is too small for this sort of book so I am keeping it in the cupboard for future use.
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