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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
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Five Ways To Teach Your Child About Farming
By Fiona McKim on 16/01/2012 10:25:06
may not be used to taking on such responsibility. This will also deepen your child’s understanding of seasonality, local produce and how food makes the journey from the ground to the dinner table.3. There are plenty of lovely children’s books about
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Junior's Top 100 Children's Books 1-10
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/10/2011 10:00:00
The best children's books in the world, voted by Junior readers
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by 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 beautiful butterfly
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Finding feathered friends
By Fiona McKim on 21/07/2011 11:30:02
An enchanting world awaits the budding birdwatcher this summer
stationary sets, posters, stickers and wildlife log books for children.Membership of the RSPB provides not only the chance for your family to enjoy and learn about nature but continued conservation of these beautiful creatures for future generations to enjoy.
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Five Ways To Teach Colours
By Junior on 07/09/2012 11:41:00
Help your child master the rainbow with these quick tips
, red tomatoes and of course orange oranges!2. Read a book Leafing through the pages of an art book with your child is not only enjoyable, but will stimulate her creative learning. Colour by Ella Doran would be a great starting point.3. Go for a walk
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Bird Nests And Foxes - an exciting game for outdoors
By Chris Holland on 02/07/2012 17:15:20
Children can practise the skills of sitting still and creeping up with this brilliant game to play in the woods
the egss for a feast.This fun idea is taken from I Love My World by Chris Holland (Wholeland, £15.95). The book is packed full of hands-on nature activities. Try out another idea from the book... The Sneaking Circle
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Noisy Neighbours: Ruth Green's tale of a snail's search for solitude
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 17/06/2011 15:50:21
From Wordsworth’s singing skylark to Yeats’s bee-loud glade, the melodies of the natural world have long been praised for their power to evoke joy and tranquility. But when you’re a snail who’s hankering for a kip, all those jubilant outpourings
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Holiday bargains
By Junior on 10/08/2011 15:24:26
Here's how to snap up the best family holiday deals...
), means you’ll be fully covered; travel agents should be members of the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). So, where to go and how to get there? Shopping around is essential. This year there is a huge late-booking trend, as people, worried about
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Rebecca Elliott on creating Zoo Girl
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 30/05/2011 19:18:08
Highly Commended in our Junior Design Awards category Picture Book Of The Year, author and illustrator Rebecca Elliott gives us the back story to her latest book, Zoo Girl
endlessly poring through two natural world books my parents had, which included wonderful photographs of animals, and laboriously copying them in my many, many sketch books and then making up stories about them.Who encouraged you when you were growing up
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