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Five really wild books about nature
By Fiona McKim on 19/04/2012 12:37:29
Inspire your child's love of wildlife with these green reads
Swirl by Swirl, Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman (£11.99, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)A simple and elegant book, linking together many different facets of the natural world through a common pattern of swirls. From snail's shells to entire galaxies
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Wildlife activity books for families
By Fiona McKim on 15/05/2012 13:25:47
Take inspiration from these fresh and wild reads
Nature Adventures by Mick Manning and Brita Granström (£7.99, Frances Lincoln)A finely detailed guide to the natural life that can be found in various habitats from town to country. The evocative illustrations and comprehensive listings of various flora and fauna make this an abs...
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 41-50
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/10/2011 09:20:20
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
. Adapted again and again as an animation, film, stage play and television series, Kenneth Grahame’s story, which afforded the wildlife human characteristics, brings themes of friendship and morality to children’s books.Buy The Wind In The Willows
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Five of the best walks through autumn leaves
By Kate Donoughue on 02/09/2010 12:55:50
Welcome the autumn with a bracing, crunching and swishing walk through leaves ablaze with colour
, Dorset. With trails and tracker packs for young smugglers and explorers, you can wander through its
patchworks of woodland – a haven for wildlife. There’s a Tree-mendous Tree Weekend, October 16 and 17 October. Swish through the autumn leaves as you
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The Top 100 Children's Books
By Junior's discerning readers on 20/04/2010 14:20:18
So here they are! The best books for children of all time, voted by you.
1 The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a
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Cornish treasures
By Junior on 09/08/2011 15:49:26
With lazy days of exploring golden sands and rock pools, Cornwall is every child’s dream destination
food at St Ives, picture-book fishing villages like Mousehole, boat trips from Penzance, plus the big attractions of Land’s End and St Michael’s Mount. Distil everything that is magical about a family holiday in Cornwall – from surf, sand and rock pools
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Your dream green holiday
By Junior on 18/08/2011 14:22:12
With tipis, tree houses and wildlife projects, ethical travelling has never been so much fun
and facilities are currently more important to UK travellers when booking a family holiday than finding a holiday that is eco-friendly. The self-catering specialists Tots to Travel recently surveyed parents on how environmentally friendly they felt their family
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Your Continental Year
By Suzanne Milne on 20/04/2010 14:33:33
Where to go and what to do in Europe for every season
, stay in a cave-house at inland Artenara, where the island is lush, green and bursting with blossoms, and nature is at its best. Book with Upland Escapes. Tel: 01367 851111; www.uplandescapes.comMarch Chill out in SwedenThe famous Swedish Icehotel
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Life in the green house
By Junior on 02/09/2011 10:45:58
A family’s quest to create an energy-efficient abode has not only proved to be eco-friendly, but family-friendly, too…
-efficient north London homes being opened up to the public. When I warned my husband, Pete, about the need to be up by 10am he was aghast. “You mean we live in a show home?” he guffawed, looking around the piles of boxes, newspapers, curtains, children’s toys
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An exciting Christmas break
By Junior on 08/08/2011 12:42:10
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Whether it’s snowflakes or soft sand, there’s a perfect yule for you!
Christmas break for parents as you can enjoy an island-hopping trip, learn about the local wildlife with the resident marine biologist or simple wander barefoot from your villa to the beach. One of the biggest attractions is the new children’s programme that
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