By Nicola Davies (author) , Emily Sutton (illustrator)
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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 doesn't look like it's 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, calling on readers to celebrate and cherish the most precious colour on Earth: GREEN.
'Gorgeously illustrated.' - The Times
'A remarkable and very special work of non-fiction.' - Independent on Grow
Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include The Promise, Tiny, A First Book of Nature and King of the Sky. She has been writing for children for more than 20 years. Underlying all Nicola's writing is the belief that a relationship with nature is essential to every human being, and that now, more than ever, we need to renew that relationship. Her work has been published in more than 10 different languages and has won major awards in the UK, US, France, Italy and Germany. Nicola is the Children’s Laureate Wales 2025-2027.
She is a Zoology graduate, an expert in whales and bats, and has worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. She lives in Powys
Read more about Nicola Davies here.
Please note there are two children's authors called Nicola Davies which our systems are unable to tell apart. The books Star in the Custard , Shampoo and Seawater , and Stories from Abergele Street are not written by this Nicola Davies. Apologies.
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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 doesn't look like it's doing very much: it just stands there in the sunlight, big and GREEN. But this tree is busy...
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, The Natural World, Science, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics
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Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet was written by Nicola Davies and published by Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books
Green: The Story of Plant Life on Our Planet has 40 pages
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