All young children are interested in the natural world and this book offers a fascinating and beautiful insight into the world of plants and their importance to us and our ecosystem.

Fluffy, Flying Seed starts with a small dandelion seed being carried by the wind and landing safely in a meadow, the perfect place to grow. This is its story, how it grows, protects itself, reproduces and transforms from a bright yellow flower into a delicate white ball of fluffy, flying seeds. There are facts about germination, photosynthesis, seed dispersal, parts of a plant and food chains. The narrative progresses in a way that builds understanding and the gorgeous illustrations bring the story and the science to life.

Fluffy, Flying Seed is part of the Start Small, Think Big, a series of books that sets young readers on a journey of discovery, beginning with small miracles of life and connecting them to the big picture of our natural world. The stories are easy to read and told in a warm, engaging, relatable way. At the end, there is a surprise fold-out with a world map, an illustrated lifecycle and an animal I-Spy game to take readers back into the book.

Perfect to share with children 4 to 8, with two levels of text for new and more confident readers.

Also in the series is Little, Brown Nut; Small, Speckled Egg; and Tiny, Floating Coral.

About the Author

Mary Auld is an award-winning writer of children's information books, most notably How To Build an Orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra. Mary Auld is a pen name for Rachel Cooke, former Editorial Director at Hachette and an honorary fellow of the English Association in recognition of her work in children's non-fiction.

Dawn Cooper is a talented British illustrator with a passion for nature. She is also the illustrator of Little, Brown Nut in the Start Small, Think Big series. Her other recent books include Thirty Trillion Cells (Welbeck), Insect Emporium and Ocean Emporium (Egmont) and Up Close (Wren & Rook). She lives in Bristol, England.

Josh Styles MSc AMRSB MCIEEM who acted as a consultant for Fluffy, Flying Seed, has had a love wild plants from the age of 6 and is multiple award-winning ecologist. Today, Josh is the Botanical Specialist for a large ecology consultancy and runs his own conservation programme, hoping to improve the state of north-west England's wild plants, and our perception of them.

Book Information
ISBN 9781916780071
Author Mary Auld
Format Hardback
Page Count 28
Imprint Mama Makes Books
Publisher Mama Makes Books
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 230mm * 10mm