A Year Around the Great Oak
Discovering Nature Through the Seasons with Anna and Benjamin
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Floris Books
Published:12th Sep '19
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Join Anna and Benjamin as they explore the wonders of nature across the seasons in A Year Around the Great Oak, blending adventure with education.
In this re-designed and expanded edition of A Year Around the Great Oak, readers are invited to join Anna and Benjamin on their delightful adventures in the countryside. The children, who live in the city, love visiting their cousin Robin, who introduces them to a magnificent 300-year-old oak tree in the nearby forest. Through charming illustrations, the narrative beautifully captures the essence of nature and the changing seasons, making it a feast for the eyes and the mind.
As the story unfolds, Anna and Benjamin experience the wonders of the forest throughout the year. In autumn, they create a cozy den among the tree's roots, observing playful squirrels. Winter brings new adventures as they learn to ski under the tree's protective branches. With the arrival of spring, their curiosity leads them on a quest to discover the various animals that inhabit the forest. However, their explorations are not without surprises, as one night, the ancient oak aids Benjamin in an unexpected encounter.
This expanded edition of A Year Around the Great Oak masterfully combines fiction with educational content, making it both engaging and informative. Readers will appreciate the detailed illustrations and the fascinating fact pages that accompany the story, enriching their understanding of the natural world. Gerda Muller, known for her beloved children's books, has crafted a narrative that will captivate young readers while teaching them about the beauty of nature and the importance of preserving it.
'Gerda Muller writes with a lightness of touch that beautifully offsets her detailed and warmly realised illustrations. A beautiful book about discovering the wonder of the woodland and finding profound enjoyment in it.'
-- Children's Books Ireland Recommended Reads
'If there is a nature-lover out there, this is the perfect book for them... All the pages are filled with beautiful illustrations of plants and animals that live in the forest throughout the different seasons. The last few pages of the book feature information of the life of an oak tree, how a tree eats and drinks, what makes their home in a tree, and all the plants and animals that live in a forest -- a wealth of information.'
-- Youth Services Book Review, 5 Stars
'A Year Around the Great Oak is a beautifully and elegantly detailed seasonal story from author and artist Gerda Muller that includes the animals and birds that live in the great oak's forest.'
-- Midwest Book Review
'A gentle tale of children exploring the natural world whenever they are together. The illustrations -- of gouache, colored pencil, and graphite -- have the nostalgic appeal of mid-20th-century Golden Books, with people, plants, and animals rendered in a way that imbues them all with sweetness... Following the story is the new material: 12 pages of further information about woodlands, in lovingly illustrated detail.'
-- Kirkus Reviews
'This is an exquisite work of art with a timeless quality ... A must for all libraries and schools.'
-- Carousel
'Unpredictable, stimulating and ultimately confidence-inducing ... Gerda Muller, whose work may be familiar from her other nature-imbued children's books ('Goldilocks and the Three Bears', 'Where Do They Go When It Rains?'), draws each activity and animal with great detail and attention. Leaf shapes are accurate, and the picture of the children making their hideout from sticks and leaves is as good as a scouting manual; for readers with access to woods this could prove to be a useful as well as a handsome book.'
-- The New York Times.com
'A must for every child's library and for any teacher looking for fictional works to support environmental education in the early years.'
-- UK National Association for Environmental Education
'With gorgeous illustrations and an engaging story, Gerda Muller takes us into a forest where we get to be a part of Great Oak's magical world for a little while. Young readers will appreciate the simple adventures that the children have in autumn, winter, spring and summer when they visit the tree.'
-- Through the Looking Glass Children's Book Reviews
'Beautifully illustrated and informative.'
-- Kindling
ISBN: 9781782506027
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 559g
44 pages
2nd Revised edition