Renowned conservationist David Bellamy tells the story of the plant and animal life by a disused farm track, and what happens when man threatens to destroy it by building a six-lane road where the track used to be. Illustrated with exquisite, delicate water-colours, The Roadside helps young children understand the natural world, and the difficult relationship between man and the environment.
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David Bellamy is a distinguished botanist and marine biologist. He has also been an award-winning presenter and script writer for network television programmes worldwide. A trustee of the Living Landscape Trust, he is a Founder Director of the Conservation Foundation.
Jill Dow trained at the Royal College of Art. She now works as a freelance illustrator specializing in natural history. She is a keen gardener and is particularly passionate about growing vegetables organically. Jill regularly attends events in libraries and schools in her area. She lives in Stirling, Scotland.
Jill Dow trained at the Royal College of Art. She now works as a freelance illustrator specializing in natural history. She is a keen gardener and is particularly passionate about growing vegetables organically. Jill regularly attends events in libraries and schools in her area. She lives in Stirling, Scotland.
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It's midsummer and just off the main road, two kinds of countryside meet at this gate. Read the first page
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My children (3 and 5) enjoyed this book immensely. It is a beautifully illustrated book exploring the flora and fauna of the countryside and the impacts of change brought about by a new road.
Sounds unpromising but it sparked a lot of interest - at least partly due to the illustrations - and discussion. It has a storyline loosely pulling together the strands of the countryside and some of the inter-relationships that exist, not least of which is our own relationship with the countryside. Man-made change is shown as being a stage in the development of our world and it not unnecessarily vilified in the book.
The story shows how we can change the countryside but that change can be handled sympathetically.
I have since ordered two more books in this series.
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