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ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Part of the Nature Storybook series, where the text is divided between fact and story (differentiated by font), this one covers the life of a kauri tree in the oldest rainforest on Earth, the Daintree. From a tiny seed dropped 200 years ago that manages not to be eaten by the wildlife, a seedling emerges. As it grows through the years, different inhabitants of the rainforest interact with it – birds, butterflies, insects, marsupials, frogs, lizards – and finally it reaches the stage when it will form cones to release its own seeds. Illustrations are loosely formed and impressionistic in style, muted in tone as befits the rainforest; the text is straightforward when it needs to be (the factual paragraphs) and energetic when the story of the kauri is told. Ages 5-8. Lindy
Pamela Freeman is an award-winning children’s author who has also worked as a freelance business and technical writer. Pamela’s work ranges from picture books to young adult novels and she is best known for her Floramonde series of fantasy novels which include The Willow Tree's Daughter, Windrider and The Centre of Magic. The Castings Trilogy is Pamela’s highly successful fantasy series for adults published by Hachette Australia. In addition to this, she teaches creative writing to adults at the Sydney Writers’ Centre. Victor’s Challenge won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Short Fiction/Illustrated Work/Picture Book and was a Notable Book in the Younger Readers Category, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards, 2010. For more information about Pamela and her books, please visit her website: www.pamelafreemanbooks.com Liz Anelli once had a job dusting dinosaurs at London’s Natural History Museum. Nowadays she draws every day and illustrates picture books; combining collage, printmaking and paint into digitally composed artworks. These have collected numerous shortlistings and awards. In between books she creates quirky illustrated maps. Having spent ten glorious years in Australia she and her husband are now living in Cambridge, England. Liz loves sharing her passion for making pictures at festivals, libraries and schools around the world. She is represented by Fiona Kenshole at Transatlantic Literary Agency USA and can be found at https://lizanelli-illustration.com, Liz Anelli on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook and @lizillustrator on Twitter.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Part of the Nature Storybook series, where the text is divided between fact and story (differentiated by font), this one covers the life of a kauri tree in the oldest rainforest on Earth, the Daintree. From a tiny seed dropped 200 years ago that manages not to be eaten by the wildlife, a seedling emerges. As it grows through the years, different inhabitants of the rainforest interact with it – birds, butterflies, insects, marsupials, frogs, lizards – and finally it reaches the stage when it will form cones to release its own seeds. Illustrations are loosely formed and impressionistic in style, muted in tone as befits the rainforest; the text is straightforward when it needs to be (the factual paragraphs) and energetic when the story of the kauri is told. Ages 5-8. Lindy
With breathtaking illustrations, Seed to Sky: Life in the Daintree is packed with fun facts about the animals and plants native to the Daintree Rainforest region. * Books + Publishing *
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