A Very Strange Creature

Author: Ronda Armitage

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  • : 04 June 2009
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Description

When Monkey finds a strange creature in the jungle he's very puzzled, and he calls the other animals to help. It doesn't have a tail for swinging, a trunk for washing, a long neck for reaching the high trees or even webbed feet for swimming. Whatever could it be?

Reviews

'Perfect reading for toddlers with a new baby in the house.' -- Junior 20090901

Author description

Ronda Armitage has written many boks for children. She is a trained counsellor, specializing in family therapy. She worked as a family councellor for NCH Action for Children for 13 years and currently works as a counsellor with NSPCC. Layn was born and educated in Essex, then studied BA History of Art and Architecture at Reading University, where she also met her husband, Spencer. She worked in libraries and went to live in Belgium for three years, before getting a first class degree in Illustration from Southampton. They now live in Hampshire with their son Theo (15), daughter Tegan (11), a hamster and a goldfish (both 1). Layn enjoys walks, cycle rides, knitting and karate.