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  • Published: 14 January 2020
  • ISBN: 9781623541170
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $34.99

Loony Little

The Ice Cap Is Melting



Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with this clever, climate-focused twist on the classic "Chicken Little" story.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with this clever, climate-focused twist on the classic "Chicken Little" story.

Loony Little and her friends set off to tell the Polar Bear Queen that the polar ice cap is melting. Sly Foxy Loxy attempts to lead the animals to his lair to eat them, but Loony Little saves the day, tricking the fox into being devoured by the Polar Bear Queen. Includes information about climate change and the animal species in the book.

  • Published: 14 January 2020
  • ISBN: 9781623541170
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $34.99

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