{"product_id":"wild-child-by-dara-mcanulty-9781529045307","title":"Wild Child","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing for Children 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJoin the brilliant Dara McAnulty, winner of the Wainwright Prize for \u003cem\u003eDiary of a Young Naturalist\u003c\/em\u003e, as he takes you on a nature walk to share in the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi-sensory journey starting just beyond your own front door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Child: A Journey Through Nature\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautiful gift book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, and divided into five chapters: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there - including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many, many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter contains a discovery section where you will get a closer look at natural phenomena such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom, or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery chapter ends with an activity to do when you get home - you will be shown how to make a bird feeder, try pond dipping, make a journey stick and build a terrarium, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDara closes the book with his own inspirational advice for young conservationists. This is the perfect guide for an aspiring naturalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244854325484,"sku":"9781529045307","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529045307-wild-child-1.jpg?v=1788018975","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/wild-child-by-dara-mcanulty-9781529045307","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}