Bird is a ruby-throated hummingbird who builds her nest with sticks, leaves, grass, mud and … spider webs. Yes, spider webs! Find out why in this super non-fiction book about nests of every kind. ‘A nest is the BEST!’ says bird, but is it? Join bird as she explores other homes in the natural world.…
When twelve-year-old Lettice Breech learns she’s going on an exciting trip to Europe with her Pa, she can’t wait to venture to Paris, Rome, Greece and all the places she’s ever dreamed of visiting. However, their plans are cut short when a famous statue of Athena her Pa excavated many years ago is exposed…
A thoroughly engaging non-fiction book about the natural world. I found this hard to put down, with its fun, tongue in cheek, question and answer format, this book conveys an enormous amount of information. Did you know that one group of dinosaurs survived extinction? Birds! All sharks are fearsome predators, or are they? The largest,…
What a privilege to interview the brilliant Dara McAnulty and kick off the blog tour for his brilliant new book – A Wild Child’s Book of Birds. Dara has blown us away his thought-provoking answers and we hope his new book flies for him, and wish him all the best as he fledges his own…
The British Museum and Nosy Crow have formed quite the partnership. We fell head over heals in love with their Origami, Poems and Pictures book, and it seems their partnership is going from strength to strength with the addition of The Colouring Book of Cards and Envelopes: Fabulous Flowers and Perfect Patterns. The mad colouring trend…
Beautiful Birds is most definitely a ‘Keep Forever’ picture book. It really is quite special.
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Ooh, this sounds fantastic!
Great review, thanks for posting the pictures. Really makes a difference with picture book reviews. Will order for the store…
I often hope to find interviews with Margaret Wild who fascinates me and whose work I adore. Thoroughly enjoyed this…