Sophie lives in the city and spends her summer in the countryside where she learns all about the fruits that grow there: apples, plums, cherries and all kinds of berries. When Sophie's family moves south, where the weather is warmer, she discovers that different plants and trees grow in her new garden. With the help of her friendly neighbours, Sophie harvests melons, grapes, figs, oranges and pomegranates. At school, Sophie and her classmates learn about tropical fruits and nuts from all over the world -- bananas, coconuts, cashews, pineapples and many more. This is a wonderful book for children to learn about how fruit grows and where. It combines a charming seasonal story with fascinating facts and beautiful, accurate botanical illustrations. It is a superb companion to Gerda Muller's beloved How Does My Garden Grow?

Make fun animals and objects from nature’s finest materials! Collect twigs, pine cones, feathers, leaves, shells and pebbles from your garden, park or holiday and create animals and objects with them. Stunning projects include a bird nest bowl made with feathers and leaves, a nut mask and feather mask, seed pod flowers and pine cone owls, a feathery bird bookmark, fir cone fish mobile, painted snail shells and twigs, and a twinkling night light jar. The perfect opportunity to learn about the nature around you whilst being creative, this unique book features over 40 crafty makes and a well-balanced mix of techniques, materials and colours that are great for parents and children to do together.

This is the story of a child and a grandfather whose walk around the neighborhood leads to a day of shared wonder as they discover all sorts of tiny, perfect things together.

Using household odds and ends and natural materials from any walk outdoors, the reader can make a variety of nature crafts.

Bring a bit of the sea home! In Super Simple Seashell Projects kids will decorate a paperweight, a flowerpot, a pencil cup, and more. All of the projects are super simple and super fun! Each project includes how-to-photos and easy instructions. Nurture a young readers' natural side by checking out the rest of the Nature Crafts series too! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

So many great craft materials can be found in nature. Twigs, pebbles, pinecones, and even sand can be part of simple, fun projects. Readers will not only like trying out new crafts, but also enjoy exploring nature to find what they need for each! Colorful photographs and clear instructions guide readers through twig birdhouses, pressed-flower coasters, and more. Readers will paint, glue, and snip their way to lovely crafts that can add a little natural wonder to any room!

Keep your kids' boredom at bay with 35 environmentally-friendly ideas they'll love to make. Designed with the environment in mind, this brilliant collection of craft projects will keep kids entertained for hours. It features decorations, toys, jewellery, gifts, and more, every one of them incorporating natural materials – woodland folk are created from pine cones and seed pods, a length of bark is the base for an animal painting, and a piece of slate is transformed into a pretty brooch or badge. The fun ideas range from bark rubbings for budding artists to herb head flowerpots for junior gardeners and are sure to give kids the creative bug. Best of all, finding the project materials encourages kids to get outside! They can gather shells on the beach to make the shell mice, or collect leaves and twigs on a countryside walk to make a printed fox wall hanging. Even their own garden will become an exciting source of crafty materials.