Cities Going Wild … to Save the Planet
Publisher,Otter-Barry Books Limited
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Format, Hardcover
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No. of Pages, 40
Shelf: CHILDREN'S BOOKS / JUNIOR REFERENCE / GEOGRAPHY & CULTURE
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Bring nature to the big city! Cities across the world are doing it – making themselves friendlier places for plants and wildlife – and happier, healthier places for all of us.
Find out about Sky Forests and Bird-Friendly Cities, Spongy Spaces and Rain Gardens, Insect Super-Highways, Living Walls, Urban Jungle Food and all the other ways in which cities worldwide are changing.
Have fun spotting the birds, insects and other creatures that share our cities. And look out for lots of activities, so that YOU can make YOUR city green!
About the Author
Catherine Barr is a leading author on science and nature topics for young children, specialising in presenting them in new and exciting ways. She worked for Greenpeace and London's Natural History Museum before becoming a full-time writer.
About the Illustrator
Christiane Engel grew up in Germany and now lives in Kent, England. She has a BA in Children’s Art and an MA in Children’s Illustration, and is an author and book creator as well as an illustrator, with over 50 books for young children to her credit. Christiane works with soft pencil, acrylics, watercolour and digital media.
