However there is a message of hope in the final page where regeneration of growth has begun and the digger is enveloped by the greenery. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. The clever use of colour and pop up devices are engaging and all the more terrible, when the scene of devastation is shown as white, blank and lifeless. From climate change to animal conservation, these picture books, poetry collections, novels and graphic novels will encourage children and young people to think about and discuss pressing issues about the environment.

Sunny lives on an arid plain with his extensive and loving meerkat family; they work together, play together and together do their best to stay away from jackals! It would be interesting to find out if any other behaviour traits found in the wild animals are also found in the fictional badgers. Examination of any of these techniques could lead into the discussion of how much more effectively the message of the story is conveyed. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do.Daily Mail This beautiful book, illustrated in warm tones, is full of expressive, characterful animals and tells a charming story. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. From the creator of Meerkat Mail and Dogs, comes a very funny rhyming woodland story about the perils of being too tidy. With warm, rich illustrations, bursting with humorous detail and amusing rhyming text, the tale skips along and is great to read aloud. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!

For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! Children might like to try use the Drop Box programme to try and make their own illustrations more detailed and entertaining. As each page is turned the progress of a mechanical saw and four diggers reduces the greenness of the forest floor, while people and animals are running for their lives.Thereafter, we watch Pete, see what unfolds, and then draw a greater understanding of him and his setting. It seems Emily Gravett creates stories that linger, make us think alongside being visually glorious. The attention to detail is fascinating and the message, like the other books, is about our own part in the impact on the environment and the changes we might need to make. Emily Gravett's engaging woodland creatures will appeal to fans of such classics as The Animals of Farthing Wood and The Wind in the Willows and the rhythmic, rhyming text is perfect for reading aloud. In Tidy, the badger, Pete initially seems to be helpfully keeping things neat and tidy in the forest.

Lush foliage and delightful characters abound in this cautionary tale of overenthusiastic neatness that delivers its message of environmental preservation with subtlety and humour. This is a tale of dinosaurs using their strength and power to break up concrete roads and clear up piles of old cars and other man made rubbish. A rhyming text and witty illustrations introduce us to badger, Pete, whose penchant for keeping the forest and his various animal friends spick and span appears, to begin with, largely laudable.It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. Emily Gravett's place in the world of children's books is already established but in Tidy she excels herself and will delight new audiences. Emily Gravett is twice winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award for Wolves and Little Mouse's Big Book Of Fears. He is allowed to have a small part of it back with the proviso that it is shared, and we all take care of it. A study of the double page spread showing Pete’s home trapped under a platform of concrete is a great example of this.