Wren and Rook ISBN 9781526362414 £6.99
As we hear more and more news of environmental damage and the peril our planet is in and faces in the future, this engaging book is a very timely. Isabel Thomas is a science writer and children’s author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of Year and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Alex Paterson was a soldier and jungle leader before becoming an illustrator. A very readable and friendly layout helps make an interesting and informative book about our changing world. The tone is funny at times and sometimes serious. At a frightening time for many, with disasters such as the Australian fires, children are given easy ways to help fight climate change. Complete with myth busting boxes and counter arguments to put climate- deniers in their place, this book allows children aged 9 – 11 to act in a small way by taking control now and helping cool the climate and saving the planet. It should be on bookshelves in libraries, schools and in homes.
Paul Baker