Tinker and Tanker in Africa by Richard Scarry
Tinker and Tanker in Africa by Richard Scarry
Tinker and Tanker in Africa by Richard Scarry

Tinker and Tanker in Africa by Richard Scarry

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Tinker and Tanker of Tootletown are called upon to exercise their skills once again in this new pair of adventures, the first, set in Africa, land of the Gruesome Gorilla. Captured for trespassing by Chief Gus, the Gruesome Gorilla, Tinker and Tanker fear their mission to catch a rare butterfly is doomed. Fortunately, a moment of crisis intervenes when Gertrude Gorilla falls from a precipice, and the Tootletown heroes go into action..

Edition: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1969. First UK printing.
Condition: There is the expected foxing throughout and minor loss to a corner of the endpaper. There is also some wear to the top edge of the spine. Otherwise the book is in good condition.
Format: Hardcover
Age: 4+

RICHARD SCARRY is one of the world's best-loved children's authors EVER! In his extraordinary career, Scarry illustrated over 150 books, many of which have never been out of print. His books have sold over 100 million copies around the world, and are currently published in over twenty languages. No other illustrator has shown such a lively interest in the words and concepts of early childhood.

Born in Boston in 1919, Richard Scarry’s drawing talent led him to study at the Boston Museum School. He began his career in New York City as an illustrator and freelance artist, and in 1963 he published his first book, The Best Word Book Ever, which became an international best-seller.

Richard Scarry was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012.

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