The Giant Turnip
by Henriette Barkow, illustrated by Richard Johnson
Interest age: 2+
Reading age: 6+
Published by Mantra Lingua, 2010
About this book
Adapted by Henriette Barkow, the children in Miss Honeywood's class decide to grow vegetables in their school garden. What a shock they get when they discover a huge turnip that they are unable to move. This picture book is dual language, Russian and English, with colourful illustrations by Richard Johnson.
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