Young readers can explore the outdoors to their hearts’ content in this beautifully illustrated treasury. There’s a different scene on each double page, from field to farm, beach to mountain. Very short paragraphs of text, just two or three lines long, describe what we can see and point out things to examine – berries in a hedge, the fox trotting silently to its den, a lizard basking in the sunshine.
Clare Beaton’s collage-style illustrations are clear and as colourful as their subjects, full of movement and just the right amount of detail. There’s a glossary at the end, with nature words such as amphibious, foraging, hibernating, and questions sending little ones back through the book to count the moths on the NIGHT page and limpets in the ROCK POOLS page. Can you find the ant hiding on every page too?
A perfect book to encourage growing minds to look closely at nature and to build up their knowledge of the world around them.
Here is a beautiful celebration of those small moments in nature that calm and soothe the soul.
Read the gentle text, discover the details in the artwork, and plant a seed that will bloom and grow as your little nature lover discovers nature at its most magical. From bestselling children's book creator, Clare Beaton, each page is beautifully illustrated in paper collage - you will find some simple activities at the back of the book along with a glossary of interesting words, too. Treasure these moments in nature together!
Clare Beaton has been charming audiences for years with her hand-sewn picture books. She has published many titles with Barefoot Books, including Secret Seahorse, How Loud is a Lion? and I Dreamt I Was a Dinosaur. Clare divides her time between Islington, North London and Norfolk.
