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I’d like to introduce you to our most recent children’s ecology book, created by me, Sean Taylor & Cinyee Chiu.

'Wild Summer: Life in the Heat' is the 3rd book in our award-winning seasons series, combining storytelling, science, wildlife & illustrations.

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#Kidlit #ClimateStories #NatureBooks
08:31 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Our book is a Guardian top pick:

https://www.theguardian.co...
08:37 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Wild Summer is also on the recommended reading list with The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education clpe

It was also voted a ‘Best of 2022 Most Innovative Non Fiction’ picture book, thanks to the Bookstagang & InclusiveStoryTime book review community on Instagram. ☺️
08:39 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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A young girl & her naturalist grandpa go on an adventure, exploring a series of wild habitats and discovering what a warming climate means for wildlife, both naturally and due to climate change.

She asks him an important question: would wildlife want it to be summer forever?
08:41 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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The pair investigate the natural history & ecology of nature in summer, and some of the challenges of a warming climate for wildlife, as they walk through a series of summer habitats: wildflower meadows, freshwater...
08:45 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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… a wild English heathland on a hot summer's day...
08:46 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Charred pine forest, followed by some less known botanical interest about fire ecology and heat...
08:48 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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On to fossil-rich cliffs, revealing sea level change and what that tells us about past climate change...
08:49 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Down to the coast, the hot beach and a plunge into life in the ocean, followed by more science.
08:51 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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I especially love Cinyee’s beautiful wildflower-rich English landscapes dotted with butterflies & other insects. As a naturalist & botanist, I couldn't resist giving her a very long list of habitat details & species to illustrate in ‘Wild Summer’ & I think she’s done a superb job. 💚
08:53 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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‘Wild Summer: Life in the Heat’ also includes a non-fiction ecology section with clear, introductory-level, simple science and examples of animal & plant evolutionary adaptations to summer heat, drought, fire and light. Aimed at 4-7 year olds.

#FireEcology 🔥🔥🌱🌱🌱
08:56 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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These are pretty amazing.
08:57 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Judean date palm - a mind blowing adaptation!
08:58 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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That’s clever!
08:59 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Impressive - and kids love goo & slime, even if adults don’t so much ! 🐸

#WildSummer #LifeInTheHeat
09:01 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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Shapes have reasons! More examples of plant adaptations to life in the heat.
09:04 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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'Wild Summer: Life in the Heat' also gently introduces examples of how climate change is happening too fast for some wildlife to adapt or move to new homes, and so it is changing what lives in a plant or animal community & ecosystem.
09:07 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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09:08 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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We aimed for our book to be informative & gentle, not depressing, which was a challenge on such a tough subject as climate change!

'Wild Summer: Life in the Heat' includes messages and ideas to empower children and families to help, even in small ways.
09:11 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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I hope our book inspires readers to look closer, to notice more, and then to act.

The best science discoveries and solutions begin with just noticing, being in awe and then asking questions... like the little girl’s journey with Grandpa.
09:12 AM - Sep 20, 2023
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'Wild Summer: Life in the Heat' is available on this link and in all the usual places:

https://uk.bookshop.org/sh...

It’s also been translated into French & Dutch.
09:13 AM - Sep 20, 2023 (Edited)
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