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A handmade gospel hidden in a saint’s coffin; a HUGE atlas that takes six people to lift it; a tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution; the original handwritten manuscript of Alice in Wonderland; books so rare and valuable they are kept in a bomb-proof store-room. The British Library is an amazing place!

From man-eating monsters and brave knights to wicked witches, lost children, haunted moors, magical creatures and flying machines award-winning duo Mick and Brita bring to life the amazing and extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of the largest library in the world – the BRITISH LIBRARY. LET’S GO INSIDE!

Books! Books! Books!: Explore Inside the Greatest Library on Earth

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Hardback by Mick Manning , Brita Granström

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A handmade gospel hidden in a saint’s coffin; a HUGE atlas that takes six people to lift it; a tiny... Read more

    Publisher: Otter-Barry Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 06/04/2017
    ISBN13: 9781910959985, 978-1910959985
    ISBN10: 1910959987

    Number of Pages: 48

    Children & Teen , Children's Non-Fiction

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    A handmade gospel hidden in a saint’s coffin; a HUGE atlas that takes six people to lift it; a tiny prayer book carried by a queen to her execution; the original handwritten manuscript of Alice in Wonderland; books so rare and valuable they are kept in a bomb-proof store-room. The British Library is an amazing place!

    From man-eating monsters and brave knights to wicked witches, lost children, haunted moors, magical creatures and flying machines award-winning duo Mick and Brita bring to life the amazing and extraordinary history of the book through the treasures of the largest library in the world – the BRITISH LIBRARY. LET’S GO INSIDE!

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