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The Bad-Tempered Ladybird

The Bad-Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle


Authors
ISBN
9780140566956
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
40
Dimensions
176 x 175 x 2mm

The bad-tempered ladybird thinks it is bigger and better than anyone else. It is mean, rude and picks fights with every animal it meets, but soon learns the importance of friends. In this humorous story, Eric Carle explores the concepts of size and time through brightly coloured pictures.
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