Little, Brown Nut

Includes Giant Fold-Out Map of the Amazon Rainforest

Mary Auld, Dawn Cooper

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English

Mama Makes Books
01 May 2024

Life sciences: general issues; Conservation of the environment; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Picture books, activity books & early learning material; Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA)

Series: Start Small, Think Big

Start Small, Think Big is a series that sets readers on a journey of discovery, beginning from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where you really have to think big!

Little Brown Nut starts small, with a large fruit falling from the tallest tree in the Amazon rainforest. Inside is a little brown Brazil nut, surrounded by 20 others. It sits and waits for an agouti, a rodent with teeth so strong that it can free the nut from its hard casing. The story of the Brazil nut tree and the agouti is told clearly and carefully, with facts about germination, photosynthesis, seed dispersal. The narrative progresses in a way that builds understanding and the gorgeous illustrations bring the story and the science to life

Thinking big, the book shows why the rainforest is important to local people and the wider world. A big fold-out has a world map, an at-a-glance lifecycle, and a Rainforest I-Spy of the animals to take children back into the book.

AGES: 4 to 8

AUTHOR: 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.

Dawn Cooper is a talented British illustrator with a passion for nature. Her recent books include Insect Emporium and Ocean Emporium (Egmont) and Up Close (Wren & Rook). She lives in Bristol, England.

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Clear narrative text about the life story from nut to tree, and the special relationship with the agouti, with additional facts .

Primary science: the lifecycle of a tree, germination, photosynthesis and other life processes, the role rainforests play in a healthy planet .

Textured die-cut cover and fold-out gatefold, a big fold-out with world map

and an I-Spy game .

Beautiful illustrations: a blend of non-fiction realism and picture-book beauty .

A new non-fiction series carefully written for emergent readers 4 to 8.

hardback with textured cover and cut-through hole, 28 pages including a 6-page fold-out

By: Mary Auld
Illustrated by: Dawn Cooper
Imprint: Mama Makes Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 230mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 333g
ISBN: 9781739774882
ISBN 10: 1739774884
Series: Start Small, Think Big
Pages: 28
Publication Date: 01 May 2024
Recommended Age: From 4 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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. Dawn Cooper is a talented British illustrator with a passion for nature. Her recent books include Thirty Trillion Cells (Welbeck), Insect Emporium and Ocean Emporium (Egmont) and Up Close (Wren & Rook). She lives in Bristol, England.

Reviews for Little, Brown Nut: Includes Giant Fold-Out Map of the Amazon Rainforest

I really enjoyed that the story follows a nut, a familiar object, all the way through its various journeys and cycle of life. I haven't seen a non-fiction book like this before and I think [the titles in the Start Small, Think Big series] are really special and a great addition to the bookshelf. I honestly can't wait to share these books with my class and use these across a series of different lessons, from Science and Understanding the World through to English lessons and looking at different text types. I am looking forward to seeing more of these. -- Lauren Maidman, Teacher * ReadingZone *