Text copyright ©
2018
Eric Walters
Illustrations copyright ©
2018
Sue Todd
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval
system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Walters, Eric,
1957
–, author
The wild beast / Eric Walters ; illustrated by Sue Todd.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
isbn 978-1-4598-1589-6 (
hardcover
).—isbn 978-1-4598-1590-2 (
pdf
).—
isbn 978-1-4598-1591-9
(epub)
I. Todd, Sue, illustrator II. Title.
ps8595.a598w53 2018
j
c813'.54 c2017-907550-0
c2017-907551-9
First published in the United States,
2018
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018933721
Summary
: In this retelling of a popular folktale, the Creator makes a
unique beast out of leftover animal parts when the universe is first formed.
Orca Book Publishers is dedicated to preserving the environment and has printed this book
on Forest Stewardship Council
®
certified paper.
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies:
the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts,
and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.
Cover and interior artwork created with linoleum print and digital color.
Cover artwork by Sue Todd
Edited by Liz Kemp
Design by Rachel Page
orca book publishers
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