"The fascinating life cycle of a Brazil nut tree"
November 2023 Book of the Month
The little brown nut that is the subject of this picture book is a Brazil nut, and its story opens up the whole Amazon rainforest for readers.
We learn about the life of a Brazil nut tree from the moment the hard fruit containing nuts falls to the forest floor. An agouti opens it – it’s just about the only animal that can – and, squirrel-like, buries some of the nuts in the ground. As the seed germinates, a tree starts to grow, up through the forest floor, to the understory, providing a home for insects, birds and animals, finally growing through the rainforest canopy.
Each page is full of facts and information, carefully presented in age-appropriate text and clear, bright illustrations. A fold-out poster at the end illustrates the little brown nut’s life cycle, and also includes a map of South America and another showing rainforests of the world, while an Amazon I-Spy, challenges readers to find wild creatures that have appeared throughout the book – harpy eagle, assassin bug, tapir.
It’s a fascinating story, told in a way that will catch young reader’s attention and fire their interest in the rainforest.
Start Small, Think Big is a series that sets young readers on a journey of discovery, beginning from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where they really have to think big!
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Start Small, Think Big is a series that sets young readers on a journey of discovery, beginning from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where they really have to think big! Little Brown Nut starts small, with a large, weighty fruit falling from the tallest tree in the Amazon rainforest.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Little, Brown Nut and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-8 years old
Little, Brown Nut features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Science, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, The Natural World, Featured Books for 5+ readers
Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Little, Brown Nut was written by Mary Auld and published by Mama Makes Books
Little, Brown Nut has 28 pages
Yes it is part of Start Small, Think Big series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
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