A Field Guide to Autumn

Play and learn in nature

$21.99

Packed with poems, hands-on activities and fascinating facts, this guide is designed to be taken into the wild to encourage curiosity, creativity and connection with nature

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ISBN: 9780500653524 Category:

Gabby Dawnay

Description

The latest instalment in this charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season.

Inspired by the Forest School movement, the ‘Field Guide to…’ series encourages children to learn in, with and about nature, and to discover the beauty and wonder of each season. Designed as guides to take out into the wild, books in the series prompt readers to explore the natural environment using their senses, curiosity and creativity, while also introducing them to the science behind the seasons.

This new instalment in the series is a pocket-sized introduction to autumn. Building on children’s natural curiosity about the world around them, it aims to establish a connection with nature at an early age that will go on to last a lifetime!

Go berry picking, make art out of fallen leaves, identify mushrooms, and build a woodland den. Discover why the weather changes in autumn and how animals prepare for winter.

The book features lyrical poems, hands-on crafts and activities, scientific facts, and identifier pages to help children spot different spiders, leaves and fungi. Whether a child’s access to nature is in the form of an urban park, a private garden, a field, or a forest, there is so much to discover and experience.

Additional information

Weight 268 g
Dimensions 15.7 x 22.3 cm
Publisher name Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication date 5 September 2024
Number of pages 64
Format Hardback
Contributors Illustrated by Dorien Brouwers
Dimensions 15.7 x 22.3 cm
Weight 268 g
Gabby Dawnay is a writer and poet. She is the author of over twenty books for children including the bestselling If I had a... series. She is a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine and a scriptwriter for children's television. Dorien Brouwers is an award-winning illustrator and author from the Netherlands. Based in the UK, she won the Cross Category Award in the 2022 AOI World Illustration Awards, a Gold in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Bologna Children's Book Fair 55th Illustrator's Exhibition. Louise Black is Deputy Headteacher at Griffin Primary School in London. She is passionate about the outdoors and holds her Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification. Black runs regular Forest School sessions and supports providing outdoor learning for all children.