{"id":329211,"date":"2026-08-13T08:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/?p=329211"},"modified":"2026-08-19T10:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T10:13:39","slug":"animalias-40th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/kids-club\/cool-kids\/book-club\/animalias-40th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Animalia&#8217;s 40th anniversary!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Inspiring curiosity, imagination and wonder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artboard-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3500\" height=\"2248\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Artboard-1.jpg\" alt=\"The cover of the book Animalia by Graeme Base, featuring a large lion in the centre, surrounded by illustrations of various animals, proudly displays the text 40th Anniversary Special Edition.\" class=\"wp-image-329200\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Embark on a fantastical\u00a0<strong>alphabet adventure<\/strong>\u00a0with this\u00a0<strong>beautifully illustrated<\/strong>\u00a0book! 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