Small, Sparkling Raindrop: A fact-filled picture book about the water cycle with a large fold-out (ages 4-8)

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Small, Sparkling Raindrop: A fact-filled picture book about the water cycle with a large fold-out (ages 4-8) Author: Illustrator: Lou Baker Smith Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Mama Makes Books
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Pages: 28 Illustrations and other contents: Illustrations, color Language: English ISBN: 9781916780101 Categories: , , ,

Follow the journey of a small sparkling raindrop as it falls from a cloud to become part of the mighty Mekong River and the South China Sea. Learn about its never-ending cycle and contribution to the ecosystems of our mountains, rivers, and seas. The Start Small, Think Big series sets readers on a journey of discovery, beginning with small miracles of life and connecting them to the big picture of our natural world. with a giant fold-out map, an illustrated life cycle and an I-Spy game. Small, Sparkling Raindrop explores the story of the water cycle and other key primary science topics, including the impact of water on the land and how vital it is for all living things on Earth. The book shows why clean, healthy rivers are vital for both people and wildlife, including the endangered Irawaddy dolphin severely threatened by over-fishing and pollution. The text has two levels. The main story narrative is written in the first person and is easy to read for beginners. The additional caption text is for confident readers, rich with information. The giant fold-out map will surprise and fascinate every child, and the I-Spy game will take them back into the book to find an array of animals. Printed on FSC paper from sustainable forests.

Weight0.333 kg
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Author Biography

Mary Auld is an award-winning writer of children's information books, most notably How To Build an Orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra. Mary Auld is a pen name for Rachel Cooke, former Editorial Director at Hachette and an honorary fellow of the English Association in recognition of her work in children's non-fiction. She lives in Nottinghamshire, UK. Lou Baker Smith is a versatile and established British illustrator and designer who has worked for many major brands, publishers, and co-founded a greeting card company. She started out as a food illustrator for cookery columns in Country Living and Good Housekeeping, moving on to illustrate menus and brochures for British Airways and Selfridges, and packaging for Marks and Spencer, Waitrose and Whittards of Chelsea. She has now added children's non-fiction books to her portfolio, including Protecting the Planet: The Ice Journey of the Polar Bear (Walker Books) and Around the World in 80 Buildings (Welbeck). She lives in Bath. Dr Nicholas Souter from Conservation International, is an ecologist with over two decades of experience in conservation and natural resource management. Nick is currently leading a project working with fishing communities in Cambodia to improve their livelihoods and conserve their unique natural resources as well as examining freshwater health in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong River Basin.