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Earth Friends
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The second fantastic book in the series about four friends who want to make the world a better place.
Izzy and Poppy are being taking their boisterous dog, Billy, for a walk when he lands in the river. It is so choked with rubbish that Billy can't get out. A brilliant series about the small changes that make a big difference, with themes of environmentalism and friendship.
Izzy and Poppy are being taking their boisterous dog, Billy, for a walk when he lands in the river. It is so choked with rubbish that Billy can't get out. A brilliant series about the small changes that make a big difference, with themes of environmentalism and friendship.
115 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2021
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Holly Webb
298 books402 followersHolly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats.
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July 29, 2022
River Rescue is the second book in the Earth Friends books by Holly Webb. The series contains strong themes about helping the environment and friendship. The books involve four friends, Maya, Poppy, Emily and Izzy, who undertake environmental projects and have fun along the way.
After the success of the girls’ first venture, their teacher encourages them to come up with another idea for an environmental project. Izzy comes up with a proposal for cleaning up the local river reserve. This idea comes about as a result of Poppy and Izzy taking Billy, Poppy’s dog, for a walk along the river. Billy chases a water rat into the river and only just manages to avoid serious injury from all the debris choking the river.
This story focuses on Izzy’s growing confidence which has taken a battering as a result of being bullied by some other girls in her class. Like the other books in the series, the story shows the importance of small changes making a big difference in the lives of others.
Overall, an encouraging read.
After the success of the girls’ first venture, their teacher encourages them to come up with another idea for an environmental project. Izzy comes up with a proposal for cleaning up the local river reserve. This idea comes about as a result of Poppy and Izzy taking Billy, Poppy’s dog, for a walk along the river. Billy chases a water rat into the river and only just manages to avoid serious injury from all the debris choking the river.
This story focuses on Izzy’s growing confidence which has taken a battering as a result of being bullied by some other girls in her class. Like the other books in the series, the story shows the importance of small changes making a big difference in the lives of others.
Overall, an encouraging read.
August 9, 2021
The 2nd book in the new 'Earth Friends' children's fiction series. The whole series is very good and follows four friends - Izzy, Maya, Poppy and Emily as they do things to help the planet. I recommend this book for kids around age 8 to 13 (middle grade) as the series also focuses lots on the girls' friendships and how bullying makes the main characters feel.
This book is about how an idea of Izzy's ends up transforming an overgrown piece of land into the nice nature reserve it used to be.
This book is about how an idea of Izzy's ends up transforming an overgrown piece of land into the nice nature reserve it used to be.
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