Next week will be Book Week at school – so here are some unusual books:

Here are a couple of Su Blackwell’s artworks, constructed by cutting books -

More of Su Blackwell’s books here

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The worlds largest book is “Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom” weighing more than 130 pounds and measuring five feet by seven, nearly as big as a Ping-Pong table. link

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Miniature books seem to have been made for as long as people have been creating books.The Lilly Library has an online display of ’4000 Years of Miniature Books’. link
Here is a miniature library -

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There are lots of interesting illustrated stories (from antique books) for children of all ages to read online here at ‘Children’s Books Online’

…and another great site for reading books online here at the International Children’s Digital Library.

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