- Uno's Garden
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name = Uno's Garden
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translator =
author =Graeme Base
cover_artist = Graeme Base
country =Australia
language = English
series =
genre =picture book , children's book
publisher =Penguin Books
release_date =2006
media_type = Print (Hardcover )
pages =
isbn = ISBN 978-0-670-04191-6
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followed_by =Uno's Garden is a picture book written and illustrated by Australian children's author
Graeme Base . The story features themes of environmental degradation, conservation of nature and habitat, and extinction. It also features arithmetic, and at the back of the book there are instructions for several number games relating to the book. All of the animals and plants featured in the book were invented by the author. Some of the animals included are the "snortelpig, moopaloop, lumpybum", and "frinklepod". The human voice of the story is that of the aptly named "Uno", the first man to move into the forest. The story continues as other people follow Uno in moving into the forest, and as the number of people and buildings increase, the number of plants and animals decrease. The book has been chosen as the theme of the 2007 Myer Windows.
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