My Big World is a terrific first look at our world for children aged 4+ to enjoy with their parents. It features a little girl called Koko and a little boy called Alex who ask questions about the world while the intrepid explorers go on adventures to find out how and where we live. Starting from inside the home, Koko and Alex move on to explore the wider world. There are lots of activities to do too throughout the book. Adults will probably help children with all the activities, but more complicated procedures, involving cutting and baking, are flagged as requiring adult supervision.
My Big World Facts and Fun, Questions and Answers, Things to Make and Do Synopsis
Step by step the reader encounters different plants and animals, exploring various locations around the world and even visiting outer space! Children explore each topic by playing and learning. Activities, which include things to do on and off the page such as games, recipes and craft activities, are announced by a graphic symbol of a pair of hands.
OKIDO is an innovative group of designers, illustrators and authors, who create and art-and-science magazine of the same name for young children. Dr Sophie Dauvois teaches university level science, and Rachel Ortas is an illustrator and artist-in-residence at Central Saint Martins.
