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A Field Guide to Summer
Play and learn in nature
Series: Field Guide series
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Part of the charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season. A Field Guide to Summer is a pocket-sized introduction to summer, inspired by the Forest School movement. Building on children's natural curiosity about...
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See moreThe third title in the charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season.
Part of the charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season
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Part of the charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season.
A Field Guide to Summer is a pocket-sized introduction to summer, inspired by the Forest School movement. Building on children's natural curiosity about the world around them, this book aims to establish a connection with nature at an early age that will go on to last a lifetime!
Hunt for bugs, build your own sun dial, identify different trees, and make your own flower crown. Discover how caterpillars transform into butterflies and why bees are so busy in summertime.
This book features lyrical poems, hands-on crafts and activities, scientific facts, and identifier pages to help children spot different animals and plants. Whether a child's access to nature is in the form of an urban park, a private garden, a field, or a forest, there is so much to discover and experience.
Series: Field Guide series
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A Field Guide to Autumn
The latest instalment in this charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season. Inspired by the Forest School movement, the Field Guide to... series encourages children to learn in, with and about nature, and to discover the beauty and wonder of each season. Designed as guides to take...Hardback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
A Field Guide to Summer
Part of the charming series inspired by the Forest School movement, teaching young children how to engage with nature from season to season. A Field Guide to Summer is a pocket-sized introduction to summer, inspired by the Forest School movement. Building on children's natural curiosity about the world around them, this book aims to establish a connection with nature at...Hardback$2499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780500653531
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 June 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout; 64 Illustrations, color
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Dorien Brouwers
- Illustrated by Dorien Brouwers
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 217.0mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Gabby Dawnay is a writer and poet. She is the author of over twenty books for children including the bestselling If I had a... series. She is a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine and a scriptwriter for children's television. Dorien Brouwers is an award-winning illustrator and author from the Netherlands. Based in the UK, she won the Cross Category Award in the 2022 AOI World Illustration Awards, a Gold in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Bologna Children's Book Fair 55th Illustrator's Exhibition. Louise Black is a Deputy Headteacher who holds her Level 3 Forest School Leader qualification. She is passionate about the outdoors and runs regular Forest School sessions and supports providing outdoor learning for all children.
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