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Maree Coote
Pea was ambitious. Pea was independent. Pea wanted to be a star. That pod's holding me back, thought Pea ...
Pea wanted to go it alone. Pea didn't need the…
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Reliving cherished childhood memories of trips to town, Maree Coote has created a delightful nonsense romp around the city of style. Join in a child’s discovery of Melbourne, its surprises…
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This is a labour of love, by Melbourne artist and writer Maree Coote, who dives head first into the Kelly legend and surfaces with a collection of decorative pieces that…
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At last! A TRUER History of Melbourne… With Added Women for extra strength!
Meet the daughters of Melbourne. The rich gals; the poor gals; the gorgeous gay gals-And the gals…
Take a walk around Melbourne… Can you find the golden whale? Can you find the giants and their clock? Join the author as she relives childhood trips to town that…
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A modern day fairy tale, cautionary and unforgettable. Essential reading for students of history and the law, young and old.
Every part of me’s a letter Does that help you see me better? Look very closely, Can you see the hidden letters that spell me?
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What’s in a name? Maree Coote reveals the missing link between word and image.
This award-winning illustrator has developed her own graphic language of illustrative typography, making images of all…
America’s most famous faces & places in ingenious illustrations made entirely from the letters that spell their name.
A brand new collection of Letter Art illustrations by this award-winning illustrator…
This stunning fold-out book features ten of Melbourne’s most iconic buildings, in views up and down the streets of Melbourne’s grid. Classic W-class and modern C-class trams also feature. Double-sided…
Deep downunder, in the cold, clear waters off the southern Australian coast, is a strange but true, shabby but wonderful, small but powerful secret, unlike anything else in the world…
What happens when there’s no telly? What happens when there’s only a pot belly stove to set a glow in the little house in the forest at the bottom of…
Fabulously illustrated, this book invites children to come with the Gum Queen and her gumkin and explore the weird and wonderful Aussie bush and to discover all the amazing ways…
Art meets History in - The Art of Being Melbourne Maree Coote monitors the Melbourne zeitgeist through twenty decades of Art to uncover a truly unique portrait of a city…
Look up. Look down, look all around, the alphabet’s all over town, it’s hidden in the scenery, the letters of the A-B-C. Teach your littlies the letters of the alphabet…
Can you spell a Kangaroo? Yes! At alphabet-city zoo! Join this creative visit to the zoo featuring images created in Letter Art by this award-winning illustrator.
These ingenious animal portraits…
How do you spell Melbourne town? Could you spell your way around? Each piece of Alphabet City Art Hides an anagram at its heart. Spell a picture not a word…
An industrious spider, Andy Web studied art at the National Gallery. His dream was to exhibit there one day. But there is one creative skill that Andy has never been…
Readers spell their way through the pictures of the city and its features and inhabitants, and every image is made from the letters that spell its name.
Each picture is created with the letters that spell each animal’s name. Beginners - spot each letter of the alphabet in sequence as you turn each page. Older readers -…
Every picture is made with the letters that spell its name! This tour of Australia is unlike any other. Readers spell their way through the pictures of landmarks and animals…
These remarkable illustrations capture animal body-language and likeness with accuracy, charm and wit, while simultaneously spelling the animal’s portrait! It’s the missing link between word and image.
A stunning new…
There are shapes all around us, shapes that look like the letters of the alphabet. This book reveals this typographic illustration, known as letter art.
Meet the Veg! as they reveal their true hopes and deepest secrets.
Letter Art illustration puzzles are partnered with fun foodie facts, easy recipe ideas, and nonsense poems that reveal…
Blue sky up ahead, graffiti on the reverse. Pop out the pieces and slide together to assemble your tram. It’s teh ideal gift memento and is easy and cheap to…
