Books with author Anna Burns

Lion images are unforgettable. With its georgeous mane and powerful body, the African male lion is the most majestic animal on the African grasslands. This beginner reader and nonfiction reader will introduce readers to the African lion. Lions are wild animals. They are also wild cats. But lions are different from the other wildcats. Lion live in a group called a pride. The pride is like a family structure. The males defend the pride and the females take care of the cubs and do most of the hunting. This is smart. Because when lions hunt in a group they can catch bigger prey. The babies in the group are lucky. There are aunts and cousins to babysit. Beginner readers will learn exciting lion facts. The colorful pages, engaging text and beautiful lion pictures will keep young readers engaged as they learn about these stately and royal animals.

It's late evening and you hear your dog barking. You look outside and see an odd looking animal digging a hole close to your deck. You wonder what is it? You live in Florida so it could be a possum. But it is not. You realize that it's an armadillo. An armadillo is digging a hole under your deck. Florida has is home to many armadillos and one seems to be living in your backyard. Readers will explore the life of this unusual mammal with a shell.This book is a great opportunity to learn more about the nine-banded armadillo. It has lots of full color pictures with age appropriate text.

A grandmother elephant leads her family to a water hole. She is the leader, so she makes sure that her family is safe. Elephants love water so they are happy to suck up water through their trunks and spray each other. Soon they will roll around in the mud to keep their skin moist. Elephants are big, powerful and smart. Baby elephants weigh about 200 pounds when they are born. They weigh as much as an adult human. These are just some of the fun facts about African elephants that you will learn in this easy reader. The book is filled with colorful elephant pictures and age appropriate text. Young readers will get a chance to learn about these wonderful animals and how they they have learnt to survive in the wild.

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 'Milkman is extraordinary. I've been reading passages aloud for the pleasure of hearing it. It's frightening, hilarious, wily and joyous all at the same time.' - Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous. Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.

Liberty fabric covered editions bring classics from the Faber backlist together with important modern titles, putting them in conversation and celebrating both the history and the future of Faber & Faber. In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous.Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.In 2019, Milkman, winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize, will be reissued with a bespoke Liberty fabric cover, created uniquely for Anna Burns; Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar will be reissued as a hardback featuring a Liberty fabric from the year of the novel's first publication (1963).ABOUT THE FABRICLiberty Open Call 2019 winner Duncan Grant's Small Town print is one of his series of 'smalltown' ink designs, drawing inspiration from the homes and billowing chimneys of Grant's childhood in Gravesend. Born out of a doodling style, the design features a world that is by turns childlike, slightly abstract and colourfully simplified