Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet

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A magnificent look at the science of plants from the internationally bestselling and multi award-winning team behind Tiny, Lots and Grow.

This tree doesnt look like its 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.

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Author Bio

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 Horcek respectively. In 2017, she became the first ever recipient of the SLAs 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 dbut 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