LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2022 Information Books 3-14
Life is everywhere, we read at the close of this exceptional picture information book, and every page prior is brimming with it, so vividly depicted in Daniel Egnéus’ illustrations that you can almost hear the yapping and gekkering of the fox cubs, their mother’s barks, and all the constant bustle and hum of the natural world. Even in death we see there is life: the mother fox is hit and killed by a car but immediately tiny creatures get to work. As the seasons roll round and winter turns to spring, new life grows again and the particles that made up the fox become something else. Text and illustration together explain the circle of life with an extraordinary clarity while retaining a sense of the sheer wonder of it all. Share this with children who want to know what happens when something dies, or who just want to understand our world better.
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Andrea Reece
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Fox Synopsis
*WINNER of the 2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F prize for Excellence in Science Books*
'This is the perfect book for talking to children about death' - The Guardian
In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around her and bringing the forest to life. Death is not just an end, it's also a beginning.
Bringing together an evocative non-fiction narrative with breathtaking illustrations, Fox is a story that tackles the big question "What happens when we die?" and shows children that death is a natural process that leads to new life, and is no less important and awe-inspiring than any other part of our existence.
PRAISE FOR MOTH: AN EVOLUTION STORY
'A rare pleasure … a true story of adaptation and hope.' - Wall Street Journal
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9781526682307 |
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2nd January 2025 |
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Isabel Thomas |
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Daniel Egnéus |
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Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
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Paperback |
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48 pages |
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Press Reviews
Isabel Thomas Press Reviews
Praise for Moth:
Moth is a stunning visual experience. The narrative is simple - the life and evolution of the Peppered Moth. It is not a fictional story but it shows that facts can also inspire the imagination. This is how information can really excite. Magical. - Books for Keeps
A gorgeous blend of text and illustrations and a wonderfully successful introduction to nonfiction for younger readers - Booklist
Moth is another picture book with inbuilt growing room, an introduction to the concept of evolution in language both scientific and poetic, full of thrill and peril. Thomas's spare text and back matter elegantly develop the book's twin themes of survival and hope. - Times Literary Supplement
A rare pleasure...a true story of adaptation and hope. - Wall Street Journal
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About Isabel Thomas
Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer and children’s author. She has written more than 180 science books about science and nature for young audiences. Isabel has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Awards and won the AAAS Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books 2020.
When she's not writing, you'll find her experimenting, inventing, drawing, exploring and wearing out her library card.
Isabel read Human Sciences at Oxford University, before working in journalism and children's publishing. She lives in Cambridge, where she's zookeeper to three young sons and a primary school governor.
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