Author:Stephen Moss
Go pishing for birds; become a bat detective; take a city safari; find snakes and lizards; identify spiders and their webs; look for owl pellets... Make nettle soup; or itching powder from rosehips; make a bark rubbing; an elder-stem peashooter; or elderflower fritters. Wake up in time to hear the dawn chorus; listen to the heartbeat of a tree; or just stand out in the rain for half an hour...
With The Bumper Book Of Nature the whole family will want to switch off the television and computer, pull on their wellingtons and get outside to discover the endless bounty, beauty and fascination of nature right on our doorstep.
Lavishly designed with over 160 full-colour illustrations of British wildlife and flora, along with gorgeous black-and-white line drawings throughout, this beautiful and timeless book will be treasured for years to come by children and adults alike.
Terrific, beautifully designed, inventive, creative and various. Bravo
—— Michael MorpurgoThis book deserves to be a bestseller. A marvellous compendium of those moments that bring youngsters into direct contact with nature
—— BBC WildlifeFabulous... The Bumper Book of Nature will bring out the bird nester and conker collector in every one of you. Suggested activities are arranged into seasons with beautifully illustrated indentification guides and interesting snippets of information
—— Val Hennessy , Daily MailYour complete guide to British wildlife. This beautiful and timeless book will be treasured for years to come by children and parents alike
—— Daily TelegraphThis book's boundless enthusiasm for the countryside is infectious. And detailed but easy to understand wildlife guides will have you reaching for the binoculars
—— Easy LivingIt's time to pull on your wellies and enjoy the great outdoors! Filled with facts, stories and illustrations of British flora and fauna
—— Sainsbury's MagazineA host of ways for families to enjoy nature
—— Junior MagazineThrillingly original memoir ... extraordinary
—— Lynn Barber , The Sunday TimesTo write a book about a year's bird-watching as keenly observed as this, you have to be dedicated to the point of obsession; to write one as transcendent, you must be a poet
—— Christopher Somerville , The Times, Christmas BooksAs unexpected as it is brilliant... A moving, powerful meditation on the natural world that envelops us, even in the heart of our cities
—— Helen Dunmore , Guardian Summer ReadingHaunting and passionate.... in graceful, poetic prose, compels us to look again and marvel at the 'storm of life over our heads
—— Huon Mallalieu , Country Life, Christmas round upThe year's most unusual travel book
[An] eye-opening and hugely enjoyable book
—— Daily TelegraphWritten in a delectable prose that scatters flashes of poetry over a sardonic undertow of social comment, Edgelands is a lyrical triumph. On Britain’s grotty margins, the duo trace “desire paths” to find beauty and mystery in the rough darkness on the edge of town
—— Boyd Tonkin , Independent