5 Minute Nature Stories: True tales from the Woodland

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Despite it being suitable for young children, it wasn't too young for mine, so I expect it is a book that would be enjoyed for many years. She has written for the Children's TV Classic series, Postman Pat, 'Rhyme Time Town' for Dreamworks, and several other animated series, including a Chinese animated series. Inspired by the hugely bestselling 5-Minutes Stories collections, children's author Gabby Dawnay and illustrator Mona K present 10 read-aloud stories that invite young nature lovers to celebrate the everyday miracles in a woodland with 5-Minute Nature Stories .

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I particularly liked the fungi / trees stories and loved how the stories include really good and accurate natural science in an easy to understand way. And at the end of each story, children are invited to explore an informative “All About” page to discover more facts about the topic. Written in engaging rhyming text, each real-life tale in this ten-story collection introduces one of nature’s wonders.

And at the end of each story, children are invited to explore an informative "All About" page to discover more facts on the topic. She has been 'poet-in-residence' for the children’s art and science magazine, ‘OKIDO’ since 2007 and co-adapted and developed the magazine for children's television, where it became hit CBeebies animated pre-school show: ‘Messy goes to OKIDO! Each “chapter” has a beautiful poetic story about something in nature then ends its with informational discussion.

Based in the Netherlands, she spends her time dabbling in arts and design, creating crafts with a purpose, and occasionally baking cake-like goods.