A Field Guide to Autumn: Play and learn in nature

(Hardback)

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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.

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'A lovely series of field guides that encourage an appreciation for and reverence of nature while including valuable information and fun activities for kids. Dawnay presents two interactive volumes filled with poetry, sidebars, prompts, and infographics that will inspire kids to use all of their senses to explore the many factors that make each season special The painterly illustrations truly set these titles apart. Brouwers uses vivid colors to depict the awe-inducing markers of each season' - School Library Journal

Author Bio

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.