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Endorsed by The Tree Council and CPRE The Countryside Charity
“Will both delight and inform young readers”
Julia Eccleshare MBE
“This enchanting and lyrical hardback story shows 5-11 year olds how important nature and wildlife are to the countryside ecosystem. A work of art.”
The School Reading List
Selected ‘Picture Book of the Month’
(on hb publication)
Old Oak and Mr Shield, his shield bug friend, are worried: summer has been long and dry, and there are fewer insects and birds in the Barley Field. The harvest is poor, the farmer troubled. At a dramatic meeting Stag Beetle tells the winged insects it is time to leave and find food elsewhere. But the farmer has already made a plan: Old Oak and his friends celebrate when the Barley Field transforms into a glorious wild flower meadow, welcoming back old friends and new.
Publication: 1 March 2025
32 pages, paperback
Price: £8.99
ISBN: 978-1-7384859-0
32 pages + endpapers hardback also available
Price: £12.99
ISBN: 978-1-83836519-6
Size: 230 x 265 mm landscape
Age: 3+
Themes: Nature, climate, soil, biodiversity, farming.