Sunday, April 24, 2022

Book Review - My Big Book of Outdoors; Tim Hopgood


Candlewick Studio - 2022
( Ages 7-9 )

My Big Book of Outdoors is a great book to introduce young children to the magic of nature and all that the outdoors has to offer all year round.  The book is divided by seasons and not only do children learn what happens each season but there are also lovely poems peppered among the excellent watercolor illustrations.  The designs are so well done, they are vivid and just lovely to look at and discuss.  A section on birds shows not only the names but the different types of eggs and feathers associated with the birds as well.   The spring flower bulb section also shows the names with each picture as does the section on bees, butterflies and other insects. The same is true for summer fruits and veggies.  Fall leaves are identified as are winter animal tracks. I loved that there were also some easy projects for children and adults to do together: making a bird feeder, making a bug hotel, creating a leaf mobile and making paper snowflakes.  

This is truly a gorgeous resource book and one that is sure to get young ones excited about nature and the great outdoors.  Highly recommended for personal collections and school and public libraries as well.

NOTE: This book was sent to me by the publisher at no cost in exchange for my unbiased review.





16 comments:

  1. What a gorgeous book! I am so glad to be living in country where the kids still love the outdoors and still have the opportunity the be outdoors and to meet nature in all it's glory!

    Love your reviews on the children's books Diane!

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    1. I love when parents take full advantage of the simple, free things that nature has to offer.

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  2. So beautiful and so colourful! I think this book will not only attract the young readers but adults too!

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  3. Looks like a lovely book! I have a cousin whose daughter might enjoy this one.

    Glad you were able to get this review posted, given the trouble you've had with uploading photos.

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    1. Hey Les, I actually had to drag and drop the photos from my MAC as the blogger upload feature wasn't working??

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    2. How annoying! I just tested it on my laptop (using Chrome) and it worked fine. Sorry this has become an issue for you! :(

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    3. Thanks Les, The fix is copying images into my photo file and dragging and dropping. Not sure why uploads are an issue on my MAC. It is 6 years old but has been working fine otherwise.

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  4. That looks wonderful, I'd loved that as a young one.

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    1. I think getting kids excited about nature is so important.

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    1. It's beautifully illustrated and the writing and layout is excellent for the intended age group.

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  6. This looks beautiful and like a wonderful addition to a nature study.

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    1. It really is lovely, so well done and a perfect book to introduce this spring.

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