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John Canty

Author of Heads and Tails

7+ Works 128 Members 2 Reviews

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Heads and Tails

Works by John Canty

Heads and Tails (2017) 55 copies

Heads and Tails: Insects (2018) 36 copies

Heads and Tails: Underwater (2019) 14 copies

Shadows (1987) 9 copies

Shapes and Colors (2021) 8 copies

Shapes and Colours (2020) 5 copies

Hinten und vorn - Alles, was krabbelt und fliegt (2019) 1 copy

Associated Works

Ten Little Swimming Crabs (1984) — Illustrator — 3 copies

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2018 (2) animals (7) bedtime (2) bugs (1) CBCA Notable-EarlyChildhood (1) CHH OH 0 OO 1 (1) children (1) colors (4) detailed (2) el-colours (1) el-shapes (1) Faune (1) fish (1) format-picture-book (1) guessing (4) HA (1) insects (5) interactive (1) level-children (1) male author (1) nature (2) netgalley-edelweiss (1) non-fiction (2) ocean (2) petites bêtes (1) picture book (7) prediction (2) preschool (1) Question-Answer Pattern (1) Question-Answer Text Set (2) read in 2023 (1) rhinos (2) riddles (2) sea creatures (2) Shake Up Shared Reading (2) shapes (3) storytime (2) This book is a guessing book. It first shows readers the bottom of the insect and gives the reader some detail for them to guess what the whole insect is on the next page. At the end of the book it turns into an ant eater. (1) toddler (1) water (2)

Common Knowledge

Nationality: Australia
Places of residence: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Heads and Tails: Insects by John Canty

From Cockburn Libraries (Australia): "You can only see my tail. What insect am I? Follow the clues to discover which beautiful insect awaits you on the next page!"

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BackstoryBooks | Apr 3, 2024 |

Heads and Tails: Underwater by John Canty

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Awards

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Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Heads and Tails: Insects (Nominee – Preschool – 2022)

CBCA Book of the Year

Heads and Tails: Insects (Shortlist – Early Childhood – 2019)

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Beverley Randell

Statistics

Works: 7
Also by: 1
Members: 128
Popularity: #157,245
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 23
Languages: 2

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