A Friend to Nature

Activities and Inspiration to Rewild Childhood

A Friend to Nature
Rebecca Gibbon, Laura Knowles
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NZ$ 29.99
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Paperback
h246 x 189mm - 72pg
9 Jun 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781803380070
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' This is my pledge, my promise, my vow,Lasting forever, starting now:I' ll be a friend to nature. ' An illustrated book celebrating the natural world and ways to appreciate it, filled with practical activities and ideas to help wildlife and the environment on your doorstep and worldwide. Starting with a pledge in poetic form, this book is a call to arms for the next generation of peaceful eco warriors. Broken down into sections of activities, each lyrically relates back to the metaphor of being a friend to nature. The activities themselves are short, easy, and fun, with a few more extensive projects mixed in. These are interspersed with nature quotes, poetry, and other thought-provoking musings, as well as pieces of simple non-fiction information, such as the life cycle of a frog, a butterfly, a cross section of a flowering plant, and why you should always wish on a dandelion clock. The final section explores what nature can give back to us in turn; that if we look after the natural world, we will always have a friend in nature - a space to be calm, to pause and think, to recharge, to bring us joy, amusement, and health.
Laura Knowles has a background in children' s publishing and is the author of We Travel So Far, We Build Our Homes, The Coral Kingdom and It Starts with a Seed, which was awarded the 2017 Margaret Mallett Award for Children' s Non-fiction. Raised in Wales, Rebecca moved to Herefordshire after being based in London for many years. She collects children' s books, vintage tea towels, Galt toys and Scandinavian ceramics, all of which feed her imagination. Rebecca took her foundation course at the Cardiff School of Art & Design, followed by a BA in Graphic Design at Liverpool School of Art. After graduating, she took an MA in Illustration at the Royal College of Art. There' s a special naive quality to Rebecca Gibbon' s work that is reminiscent of LS Lowry, but all the colour and activity in each image mean her artworks are perfect for children' s books, travel illustration, advertising campaigns, packaging and editorial.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781803380070
Published: 9 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck Editions
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 246mm
Width: 189mm
Pages: 72

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