Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton
|Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton|
|Category: Children's Non-Fiction|
|Reviewer: Anne Thompson|
|Summary:
Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton
|Lots – The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton|
|Category: Children's Non-Fiction|
|Reviewer: Anne Thompson|
|Summary: Visually stunning, a wonderful exploration of the natural world and an introduction to biodiversity this gorgeous book is full of facts that will encourage children to find out more. This is children's non-fiction at its very best, inspiring, informative and beautiful.|
|Buy? Yes||Borrow? Yes|
|Pages: 40||Date: April 2017|
|Publisher: Walker Books|
|External links: Author's website|
How many different kinds of living things are there on Earth? Lots…that's how many. Children will learn lots and lots from this wonderful book. I learned lots from it too. There are 100,000 different kinds of mushrooms. Who knew? Well I certainly didn't. This is one of those special books with cross-over appeal. Tiny children will adore the illustrations, slightly older ones will learn fascinating facts and readers of any age will be moved by the message that we need to take better care of our beautiful environment.
This is a gorgeously presented book. The cover is simply beautiful and every single page is a riot of vibrant colour as the author and illustrator take us on a journey around the world. On the first page we meet a small girl who stands next to an insect and then a flower as she counts the living things. As the reader turns the pages we discover that there are LOTS of living things of many different types. It's a nice touch leaving the little girl unnamed as it enables the child reading to become her as they learn with her. Like a diminutive David Attenborough the girl explores deserts, islands, jungles and oceans making notes of what she discovers on the way. The text is at a perfect level for very young children with additional information added within the illustrations for those who want to find out more.
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