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Marvellous Messages
Marvellous Messages
Marvellous Messages
Marvellous Messages
Marvellous Messages
Marvellous Messages
Marvellous Messages
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Marvellous Messages

Published: 27 Mar 2025

Hardback, 96 pages

Recommended for age 7+ and 9+

By Rose Ayling-Ellis

Illustrated by Lena Addink

Published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd

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Join Rose Ayling-Ellis, her cool cat Halo, and their magical tour guide, Perky the Pigeon on a time-travelling, globetrotting adventure to explore the story of communication as never before.

Discover ancient language and decipher secret codes on a journey through time in this book for children aged 7-9.

Marvellous Messages will teach you about all the different ways we can send, or receive, a message. With Perky, the expert tour guide, explore the beginnings of language, the first hieroglyphic 'emojis' and even communication in the animal kingdom!

This communication book for children offers:

  • Content written by award-winning actress Rose Ayling-Ellis a longstanding pioneer for the deaf community.
  • Timelines of five world-changing inventions and how they shaped the evolution of communication.
  • Bright illustrations on every page that take children through time and even into space.

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