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Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include Tiny, Lots and Grow with Emily Sutton; One World with Jenni Desmond; The Promise and King of the Sky with Laura Carlin; and A First Book of ... Nature, The Sea and Animals with Mark Hearld, Emily Sutton and Petr Horácek respectively. In 2017, she became the first ever recipient of the SLA’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books. Visit Nicola's website: www.nicola-davies.com
Emily Sutton graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a degree in illustration; as well as illustrating picture books, she paints, sculpts and designs prints. As well as her books with Nicola Davies, Emily's previous titles for Walker include her authorial début Penny and the Little Lost Puppy, as well as Everyone Sang: A Poem for Every Feeling with National Poetry Day founder William Sieghart and bestseller The Christmas Eve Tree with Delia Huddy. Follow Emily on Instagram, @emilysuttonartist
A gorgeously illustrated picture book that links photosynthesis, food chains, fossil fuels, climate change and the oceans, and reminds us that the most important colour on the planet is green.
Sunday Times
Once again Nicola’s passion, knowledge and understanding shine through her carefully chosen words: the text in combination with Emily’s captivating, detailed scenes have created a book which gives us all hope that it’s not too late for our precious planet.
Red Reading Hub
This is a lovely picture book which tells us so much about plants, how they work, and how they evolved… as warm as the loveliest story but it's non-fiction, and absolutely full of amazing facts… A must-have for a primary school library. It's also a book with a powerful message of our time to know GREEN really is the most important colour in the world.
BookTrust
Davies takes us deep inside the way the tree is an essential part of keeping the environment liveable for us human beings and all other living creatures… Ultimately this book is an optimistic one.
The Letterpress Project
This is a rich and wonderful book, essential for any setting that wants to encourage children to love nature.
Nursery World
A magnificent look at the science of plants from the internationally bestselling and multi award-winning team behind Tiny, Lots and Grow.
This tree doesn’t look like it’s doing very much: it just stands there in the sunlight, big and GREEN. But this tree is busy... Starting with the secret workings of a tree, this book transports readers billions of years into the past; back to the moment when plant life first appeared on our planet. Covering its evolution, the steady emergence of fossil fuels and the extraordinary communities of plants around the world today, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton combine essential biology with a powerful message – a call to protect the most precious colour on Earth ... GREEN.
“Reveals the miraculous-ness of science with sheer sharp edge precision and decorative charm.”
The Sunday Times on Tiny.
“Clear, direct, involving text, coupled with vivid, delicate illustrations make for a truly special work of non-fiction.” Guardian on Lots
“This beautiful volume uses simple, crystal-clear text and exquisite illustrations… A remarkable and very special work of non-fiction.” Independent on Grow.
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include Tiny, Lots and Grow with Emily Sutton; One World with Jenni Desmond; The Promise and King of the Sky with Laura Carlin; and A First Book of ... Nature, The Sea and Animals with Mark Hearld, Emily Sutton and Petr Horácek respectively. In 2017, she became the first ever recipient of the SLA’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books. Visit Nicola's website: www.nicola-davies.com
Emily Sutton graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a degree in illustration; as well as illustrating picture books, she paints, sculpts and designs prints. As well as her books with Nicola Davies, Emily's previous titles for Walker include her authorial début Penny and the Little Lost Puppy, as well as Everyone Sang: A Poem for Every Feeling with National Poetry Day founder William Sieghart and bestseller The Christmas Eve Tree with Delia Huddy. Follow Emily on Instagram, @emilysuttonartist