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|summary=''Outskirts'' is an interesting take on a phenomenon of the modern age: the introduction of the green belt of the countryside surrounding inner-city housing estates. John Grindrod grew up on the edge of one such estate in the 1960s and '70s, as he puts it, ''I grew up on the last road in London.'' Grindrod explores the introduction of the green belt, and the various fights and developments it has gone through over the subsequent decades, as environmental and political arguments have affected planning decisions. Within this topic, he has somehow managed to wind around his personal memories of childhood, producing a memoir with a lot of heart.

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He is no longer part of the puffins who'd arrived on the cliffs ecosystem but instead exists above it through his dominating ways. He is himself distanced even further by advancement in the last few days. Finallytechnologies, I found oneindustry, after visually sorting through money and all the other birds on the precipitous cliff facepollution that comes with them. It was great fun and very rewarding. The third double-page spread in wild-life author and artist Matt Sewell's first book natural world, Burkey argues, no longer exists for childrenman because he has altered it by such things. Indeed, ''The Big Bird Spot''global warming has caused climate change, which, shows some cliffs very like those at Bemptonif it continues, but this time you're going will make the world unrecognisable. For the world to become fuller, for it to be looking a world that seeks to provide for twenty three Little Auks, in amongst the guillemotsneeds of every living thing, puffins, herring gulls and razorbillsthen it needs to change. Oh, and you're looking for }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Ljung_Butterfly|title=Build a pair of binoculars too: our bird watcher is very careless, because you're going to have to find them in every picture. [[The Big Bird Spot by Matt Sewell.. 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I learned quite a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World? by Tormod V Burkey]]bit too!}}{{Frontpage|isbn===Jones_Foxes[[image:4star.jpg|linktitle=CategoryFoxes Unearthed:{{{A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain|author=Lucy Jones|rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife=4|genre=Animals and Wildlife]] Burkey argues that man's current practices are outside the realms of nature. He is no longer part |summary=As one of the ecosystemlargest predators left in Britain, but instead exists above it through his dominating ways. He the fox is himself distanced even further by advancement captivating: a comfortably familiar figure in technologies, industry, money and all the pollution that comes with themour country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-eyed wildness in our towns. The natural world, Burkey arguesYet no other animal attracts such controversy, no longer exists for man because he has altered it by such things. Indeedprovoked more column inches or been so ambiguously woven into our culture over centuries, global warming has caused climate changeperceived variously as a beautiful animal, whicha cunning rogue, if it continues, will make the world unrecognisablea vicious pest and a worthy foe. For As well as being the world to become fullermost ubiquitous of wild animals, for it to be a world that seeks to provide for is also the needs of every living thing, then it needs to changeleast understood. [[Ethics for a Full World orHere Lucy Jones investigates the truth about foxes – delving into fact, fiction, Can Animal-Lovers Save folklore and her own history with the World? by Tormod V Burkey|Full Review]] <!-- Ljung -->creatures. Discussing the debate on foxes, Jones asks what our attitudes towards foxes says about us, and our relationship with the natural world.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Metisola_1st|-title=My First Animals| styleauthor="width: 10%; verticalAino-align: top; text-align: center;"|Maija Metsola[[image:Ljung_Butterfly.jpg|left|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847809154/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[Build Get used to two simple words if you have a child, ''What's That?'' You will hear it over and over and over again... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:ChildrenIf you are lucky they are pointing at something that you actually know – chair, hat, my sense of regret. Sometimes they will point at something that is not too familiar. 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The answer is primarily aimed at a no brainer to most children who enjoy the five to eight year old age group, but I have wide-eyed stumbling of youth that is not dissimilar to confess that I had a great deal of fun building my their own painted lady. I learned quite a bit too! [[Build a ... Butterfly by Kiki Ljung|Full Review]]However, someone needs to give them the facts about baby animals and who better than wildlife presenter Chris Packham?}}<!-- Jones -->{{Frontpage|isbn=PrasadamHall_Pairs|-title=Pairs in the Garden| styleauthor="width: 10%; verticalSmriti Prasadam-align: top; text-align: center;"|Halls and Lorna Scobie[[image:Jones_Foxes.jpg|left|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1783963042/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Animals and Wildlife|summary===[[Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing ''Pairs in Modern Britain by Lucy Jones]]=== [[image:4starthe Garden'' is a fun book/game hybrid for little fingers into creepy crawlies.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category: Animals and Wildlife| Animals and Wildlife]]It's a lift-the-flap book with a difference, [[:Category:Popular Science|Popular Science]] As one of the largest predators left in Britainbecause not only do you get to see what's underneath, the fox is captivating: you then must see if you can find a comfortably familiar figure in our country landscapes; an intriguing flash of bright-eyed wildness in our townsmatching pair on the same page. But beware! You cannot just use the process of elimination because there are 7 flaps on each page, but only 3 pairs to find. Yet no other animal attracts such controversy, has provoked more column inches or been so ambiguously woven into our culture over centuries, perceived variously as a beautiful animal, a cunning rogue, a vicious pest One poor creature is all alone with no partner.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=DK_Animals|title=Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal!|author=DK|rating=4.5|genre=Animals and a worthy foe. As well as being the most ubiquitous Wildlife|summary=The encyclopedia may be an informative type of wild animalsbook, but it is also 's not always the least understoodmost interesting. Here Lucy Jones investigates A series of dry facts plastered all over the truth about foxes – delving into fact, fiction, folklore and her own history page with nary an image in sight. This dry type of learning is never going to work with the creatures. Discussing the debate some of our modern youth, more used to spending time looking for imaginary animals on foxestheir phones, Jones asks what our attitudes towards foxes says about usthan researching real ones in a book. If you want to capture their attention, and our relationship with you must first draw their eyes. DK have attempted this in one of the natural world.[[Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love most colourful and Loathing in Modern Britain by Lucy Jones|Full Review]]vibrant encyclopedias you are likely to see.}} <!-- Metsola -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Niemann Trees| styletitle="widthA Tale of Trees: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland|[[image:Metisola_1st.jpgauthor=Derek Niemann|left|linkrating=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847809677/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|Animals and Wildlife===[[My First Animals by Aino-Maija Metsola]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]]Ancient British woodland is something very special indeed. It captures our imagination, [[:Category:Animals connects us to nature and Wildlife|Animals fuels our creativity. The British have an almost symbiotic relationship with woodland and Wildlife]] Get used to two simple words if you most of us have a child, ''Whatsmall local patch where we can get away from the hustle and bustle of the modern world. It's That?'' You will hear it over hard to imagine life without our native woods, and over and over again. If you are lucky they are pointing at something that you actually know – chairyet in the 40 years following the war, hat, my sense of regretwe lost more ancient woodland than in the previous 400. Sometimes they will point at something that is not too familiarThe destruction was large-scale and merciless and by 1985, we'd already lost a third of our ancient woodland. Here Predictions for the parental practise of making something up comes into play – it's future were bleak: find a bird type thing. Books that show images of items, colours way to halt the decline or animals may seem a little dull to an adult, but to a toddler learning about the world they are a who's who of what's that. [[My First Animals by Aino-Maija Metsolathere will be nothing left outside nature reserves by 2020}}{{Frontpage|Full Review]]isbn=Moss_PEII <!-- Packham -->|title=Planet Earth II|-author=Stephen Moss| stylerating="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|5[[image:Packham_Babies.jpg|left|linkgenre=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1405277467/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Animals and Wildlife| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Amazing Animal Babies by Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category''Planet Earth II'' is the official companion to the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series of the same name. Our understanding of the world around us has reached a new level, courtesy of ground-breaking technology that gives us unparalleled access to a diverse range of environments and a sneak peek into previously hidden worlds. The book looks at six vastly different environments:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Emerging Readers|Emerging Readers]]Jungles, Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, [[:Category:Animals Islands and Wildlife|Animals Cities and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Children's Non-Fictionshowcases some of the amazing creatures that live in each one.}}{{Frontpage|Children's Non-Fiction]]isbn=Bloom_Penguin|title=Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a FamilyMany children love animals, but they love baby animals even more. Would you rather watch a dog or watch a puppy? A cat or |author=Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive|rating=5|genre=Animals and Wildlife|summary=Cameron and his wife, Sam, had been leading a kitten? A meerkat or a smaller meerkat? The answer is a no brainer to most children who enjoy the wide-eyed stumbling very active, adventurous life. Even after the birth of youth that is not dissimilar to their own. Howeverthree sons, someone needs they wanted to give them the facts about baby animals and who better than wildlife presenter Chris Packham? [[Amazing Animal Babies by Chris Packham continue their adventures, so they decided to travel to Thailand for a family holiday. They were having a brilliant time until, suddenly, Sam was involved in a dreadful, almost fatal, accident. The accident left her paralysed and Jason Cockcroft|Full Review]] <!-- Prasadam-Hall -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:PrasadamHall_Pairs, because of the sudden and extremely severe impact on her life she slid quickly into a very deep and dark depression.jpg|left|link=http://wwwCameron feared for his family's future, and his wife's life, until one day a small abandoned magpie chick came along and managed to change everything.amazon.co.uk/dp/1847808832/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===}}Move on to [[Pairs in the Garden by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] ''Pairs in the Garden'' is a fun book/game hybrid for little fingers into creepy crawlies. It's a lift-the-flap book with a difference, because not only do you get to see what's underneath, you then must see if you can find a matching pair on the same page. But beware! You cannot just use process of elimination because there are 7 flaps on each page, but only 3 pairs to find. One poor creature is all alone with no partner. [[Pairs in the Garden by Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Lorna Scobie|Full Review]] <!-- DK-->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:DK_Animals.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0241228417/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal! by DK]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] The encyclopedia may be an informative type of book, but it's not always the most interesting. A series of dry facts plastered all over the page with nary an image in sight. This dry type of learning is never going to work with some of our modern youth, more used to spending time looking for imaginary animals on their phones, than researching real ones in a book. If you want to capture their attention, you must first draw their eyes. DK have attempted this in one of the most colourful and vibrant encyclopedias you are likely to see. [[Knowledge Encyclopedia: Animal! by DK|Full Review]] <!-- Niemann -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Niemann Trees.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1780722753/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[A Tale of Trees: The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland by Derek Niemann]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Ancient British woodland is something very special indeed. It captures our imagination, connects us to nature and fuels our creativity. The British have an almost symbiotic relationship with woodland and most of us have a small local patch where we can get away from the hustle and bustle of the modern world. It's hard to imagine life without our native woods, and yet in the 40 years following the war we lost more ancient woodland than in the previous 400. The destruction was large-scale and merciless and by 1985, we'd already lost a third of our ancient woodland. Predictions for the future were bleak: find a way to halt the decline or there will be nothing left outside nature reserves by 2020. [[A Tale of Trees: The Battle to save Britain's Ancient Woodland by Derek Niemann|Full Review]] <!-- Moss -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Moss_PEII.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1849909652/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Planet Earth II by Stephen Moss]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]], [[:Category:Entertainment|Entertainment]] ''Planet Earth II'' is the official companion to the upcoming BBC wildlife documentary series of the same name. Our understanding of the world around us has reached a new level, courtesy of ground-breaking technology that gives us unparalleled access to a diverse range of environments and a sneak peek into previously hidden worlds. The book looks at six vastly different environments: Jungles, Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, Islands and Cities and showcases some of the amazing creatures that live in each one. [[Planet Earth II by Stephen Moss|Full Review]] <!-- Bloom -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Bloom_Penguin.jpg|left|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782119795/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]]  | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Biography|Biography]], [[:Category:Animals and Wildlife|Animals and Wildlife]] Cameron and his wife, Sam, had been leading a very active, adventurous life. Even after the birth of their three sons they wanted to continue their adventures, so they decided to travel to Thailand for a family holiday. They were having a brilliant time until, suddenly, Sam was involved in a dreadful, almost fatal, accident. The accident left her paralysed and, because of the sudden and extremely severe impact on her life she slid quickly into a very deep and dark depression. Cameron feared for his family's future, and his wife's life, until one day a small abandoned magpie chick came along, and managed to change everything. [[Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Bradley Trevor Greive|Full ReviewNewest Anthologies Reviews]] <!-- DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->|}