By Michael Foreman (author) , Michael Foreman (illustrator)
"A touching tale of friendship from a multi award winning author/illustrator set in a beautifully realised city and culture"
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Michael Foreman was inspired to create his new picture book on a visit to the Dubai Book Fair, and Jamal the little camel’s journey ends in the shining towers and bright colourful market places of the city. But it begins in the desert as Jamal walks, walks, walks behind his mother and father and their Bedouin owners across the golden sand. There’s drama when a sandstorm blows up and he’s separated from the party, only to be found and saved by the falcon we spotted earlier on the traveller’s fist.
This is a book rich in the sights and sensations of a faraway land, beautifully depicted in Michael Foreman’s glorious watercolours. Little Jamal is an irresistible character too, inviting the reader into his world from the first page.
Jamal is a little camel so he must walk, walk, walk through the desert. One day he becomes separated from his friend, the boy, but a wise falcon helps to reunite them. They go on to explore the city and its exciting sights and sounds.A modern tale of friendship and adventure from the twice Greenaway-award-winning author/illustrator, Michael Foreman.
Inspired by Foreman's visit to Dubai Book Festival, a little camel from the desert has a big city adventure Fiona Noble The Bookseller
Touches of folktale blend well with this take on traditional and modern life. Booklist Praise for Other Titles by this Author
'Michael Foreman deserves all the applause he gets.' - The Independent
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Michael Foreman was born in Suffolk in 1938, and studied at Lowestoft School of Art, St Martin’s, London, and the Royal College of Art, where he won a scholarship to the USA in 1963. He has worked as an Art Director at Playboy and King magazines and still works as Art Editor of the literary journal Ambit.
He has also made animated films in Scandinavia and for the BBC. His first book, The General , (a picture book published in 1961), dealt with disarmament and received rave reviews. Since then he has illustrated more than thirty of his own books and over a hundred by authors as varied as Shakespeare, J.M. Barrie, the Brothers Grimm and former Python, Terry Jones. He has established a reputation as one of the world’s leading illustrators and has won numerous prizes including the Smarties Prize, the Kate Greenaway Medal (twice), the Francis Williams Prize (twice) and the Aigle d’Argent at the Festival International du Livre in France. Michael is married and has three sons.
He spends most of his time in London, but regularly visits St Ives, Cornwall, where he owns the painter Ben Nicholson’s old house.
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Jamal is a little camel so he must walk, walk, walk through the desert. One day he becomes separated from his friend, the boy, but a wise falcon helps to reunite them.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Jamal's Journey and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Jamal's Journey features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Jamal's Journey was written by Michael Foreman and published by Andersen Press USA
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