A Field Guide to Spring: Play and Learn in Nature by Gabby Dawnay cottage gardening Young readers will be intrigued

Young readers will be intrigued by the dramatic story as well as by its clever explanation for the changing seasons

A scholarly introduction provides an overview of the sisters' childhood in northern England

emotional and even artistic life than we smug humans have ever suspected

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A Field Guide to Spring: Play and Learn in Nature by Gabby Dawnay cottage gardening Young readers will be intriguedA Field Guide to Spring is a pocket sized introduction to spring, inspired by the Forest School movement. Building on children's natural curiosity about the world around them, this book aims to establish a connection with nature at an early age that will go on to last a lifetime! Hunt for seedlings, squelch around in the mud, identify birds' eggs, and build your own nest. Discover how tadpoles transform into frogs and why rainbows appear in the sky.