Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton is one of the stand out books of 2024. Heartfelt and honest, it is a beautiful celebration of the natural world combined with a story of healing and hope. The power of the relationship between an osprey chick and a heart-broken child will captivate and challenge readers in equal measure.… Continue reading Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton
The remote and wild nature of the Galápagos Islands along with its unique biodiversity has always captured the imagination of explorers and scientists alike. This intriguing group of volcanic islands off the coast of Ecuador is home to giant tortoises, unusual marine life and the notorious finches that elevated Charles Darwin to a household name.… Continue reading GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS: The World’s Living Laboratory by Karen Romano Young & Amy Grimes ~ Blog Tour
Sometimes, the quietest ones notice the most. This is certainly true of Whisper - the smallest, quietest dragon whose family is tearing down trees and lighting dangerous fires. Always trying to look after the other animals and protect the mountainside, Whisper needs to make his voice heard. But no matter what he tries, his family… Continue reading Whisper to the Rescue by Rose Robbins ~ Blog Tour
15-year-old Kateryno and her family live in Kharkiv. Their lives are shattered when on February 24th 2022 the Russian army invades. Their apartment block is struck by a missile. After weeks living in their basement, Kateryno, her mother, and brother, decide to leave, joining seven million Ukrainian refugees. They come to England and meet their… Continue reading Seven Million Sunflowers by Malcom Duffy ~ Blog Tour
Sar Wylda is a brilliant new heroine ready to take the prehistoric world by storm! She has always dreamed of being a dinobeast racer just like her idols at the Goldbreaker Superspeedway. The buzz of the crowd, the danger of the racing, the power of the beasts is absolutely thrilling! When Sar loses her vision,… Continue reading Sar Wylda & the Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R. Wilson ~ Blog Tour
Sophie Kirtley writes the most gripping Irish middle grade adventures celebrating the power of sibling relationships, stories of the past and children's ability to grow as they learn more about themselves. After loving The Wild Way Home & The Way to Impossible Island, I was thrilled to receive The Haunting of Fortune Farm. It overtook… Continue reading The Haunting of Fortune Farm by Sophie Kirtley
Holly Webb's animal stories are so engaging. Full of relatable child characters and wonderful connections to animals, readers understand the importance of looking after wildlife and how much they can do themselves. Positive relationships with older family members reflect how much we can learn from those who have come before. The Summer Dolphin takes readers… Continue reading The Summer Dolphin by Holly Webb & illustrated by David Dean
Betsy Buglove is back in her second picture book celebrating the natural world and the wonderful insects that inhabit it. https://scopeforimagination.co.uk/2021/08/15/betsy-buglove-saves-the-bees-by-catherine-jacob-lucy-fleming/ In Betsy Buglove and the Brave Butterfly, Betsy and her friend Stan look at all sorts of insects through her magical magnifying glass. When they come across a butterfly stuck inside an upturned glass… Continue reading Betsy Buglove and the Brave Butterfly by Catherine Jacob & Lucy Fleming
The Last Dragon is a wonderfully magical middle grade adventure with powerful messages of environmental protection, rewilding and hope. I devoured it in one sitting, desperate to know what would happen to Yara, her sister and the dragon's egg. Yara lives in a world where dragons exist - well, just one dragon - the last… Continue reading The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen ~ Blog Tour
"Love is stronger than fear, stronger even than death." Ettie and the Midnight Pool is a beautiful, lyrical story of heartache, family and truth that celebrates the wildness of the natural world. 11-year-old Ettie's story is carefully woven with the story of Orpheus and Eurydice as she (and the readers who adventure with her) are… Continue reading Ettie and the Midnight Pool by Julia Green
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