SuitabookWonder and the natural world
The poems range from a whale swimming through galaxies and a kingfisher’s small wonder to endangered species and the fragility of Earth.
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Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček - Author
A poetry collection to dip into rather than read as a continuous story: poems celebrate animals, stars, trees and the wider planet, combining playful invention with ecological seriousness and reflective moments.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA poetry collection to dip into rather than read as a continuous story: poems celebrate animals, stars, trees and the wider planet, combining playful invention with ecological seriousness and reflective moments.
The poems range from a whale swimming through galaxies and a kingfisher’s small wonder to endangered species and the fragility of Earth.
The collection combines solemn environmental subjects with humour, songs, tongue twisters, strong rhyme and imaginative encounters.
Some poems address protecting endangered species and the fragility of Earth, while others use humour, wonder or fantasy. The balance may suit shared reading, but individual responses to serious or strange images may differ.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
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