A Year Around the Great Oak

A Year Around the Great Oak
Gerda Muller
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Hardback
h288 x 220mm - 40pg
12 Sep 2019 UK
9781782506027
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Benjamin and Anna love staying with their cousin Robin in his house near the forest. In the autumn, Robin takes them to see his favourite tree - a giant oak which is 300-years-old. The children build a den under the oak tree's giant branches and watch the squirrels hide acorns in its wide trunk. In the winter they ski through the forest and meet the foresters who chose which trees will become firewood this year - but not their beautiful oak tree! In the spring the children go searching for the animals that live in the forest - snuffling badgers, gentle deer and shy rabbits. One night, the tree helps Benjamin when he discovers a creature he didn't expect. How can the children say thank you? A beautifully detailed, seasonal story from Gerda Muller, illustrator of the beloved Seasons board books and Where Do They Go When it Rains? Children will love to spot the realistic animals and birds that live in the great oak's forest.
'Realistic, delicate paintings use pattern, light and soft colors to track nature's transformation of the old oak tree during a single year in an innocent style reminiscent of Barbara Cooney. Simplified natural details of individual plants, birds and animals invite close inspection, while holistic scenes of the oak evoke an idyllic seasonal atmosphere. A charming celebration of the changing seasons.' -- Kirkus Review 'By the creator of Where Do They Go When It Rains, this is an exquisite work of art with a timeless quality... This is a must for all libraries and schools.' -- Carousel 'Unpredictable, stimulating and ultimately confidence-inducing ... Gerda Muller, whose work may be familiar from her other nature-imbued children's books ("Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Where Do They Go When It Rains?"), draws each activity and animal with great detail and attention. Leaf shapes are accurate, and the picture of the children making their hideout from sticks and leaves is as good as a scouting manual; for readers with access to woods this could prove to be a useful as well as a handsome book.' -- The New York Times.com
Gerda Muller was born in 1926 in Naarden, Holland. She attended the Fine Arts School of Amsterdam and Ecole Estienne of Paris. She has illustrated over 120 books for children and her books have been translated into many languages. She is the illustrator of the Seasons board books, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Where Do They Go When It Rains? (all Floris Books).
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ISBN-13: 9781782506027
Published: 12 Sep 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Floris Books
Publisher: Floris Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 288mm
Width: 220mm
Pages: 40

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