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Rainbow Magic
Greta the Earth Fairy: Special
Join Kirsty, Rachel and Greta as they help save the planet!Greta the Earth Fairy's special magic helps fairies and humans everywhere care about the environment. But when Jack Frost steals her magical objects, everyone forgets to recycle, uses too much plastic and starts having really long showers! Can Rachel, Kirsty and Greta get the magical objects back and teach the world about how best to save our planet?Rainbow Magic is the perfect stepping stone for children to become independent readers. With black and white illustrations, short chapters and lots of books to collect, these books are really accessible for children aged 5+. 'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comDo YOU have a Rainbow Magic fairy? Find a fairy with your name at and collect all the books in the range.
86 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 2, 2020
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About the author
Daisy Meadows
1,147 books750 followersDaisy Meadows is the pseudonym used for the four writers of the Rainbow Magic children's series: Narinder Dhami, Sue Bentley, Linda Chapman, and Sue Mongredien. Rainbow Magic features differing groups of fairies as main characters, including the Jewel fairies, Weather fairies, Pet fairies, Petal fairies, and Sporty fairies.
Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton, England on November 15, 1958. She received a degree in English from Birmingham University in 1980. After having taught in primary and secondary schools for several years she began to write full-time. Dhami has published many retellings of popular Disney stories and wrote the Animal Stars and Babes series, the latter about young British girls of Asian origin. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband and cats.
Sue Bentley was born in Northampton, England. She worked in a library after completing her education and began writing for children once her own began school. Bentley is the author of the Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, and S Club series and lives in Northamptonshire.
Linda Chapman has written over 50 children's fiction books, including the following series: My Secret Unicorn, Stardust, Not Quite a Mermaid, and Unicorn School. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and daughters.
Sue Mongredien was born in 1970 and grew up in Nottingham, England. She has published over 100 children's books, including the following series: The Adventures of Captain Pugwash, The Magic Key, Frightful Families, and Oliver Moon. She has also contributed many titles to the Sleepover Club series and written picture books. Mongredien created the Royal Ballet School Diaries under the pen name Alexandra Moss. She lives with her family in Bath, England.
Narinder Dhami was born in Wolverhampton, England on November 15, 1958. She received a degree in English from Birmingham University in 1980. After having taught in primary and secondary schools for several years she began to write full-time. Dhami has published many retellings of popular Disney stories and wrote the Animal Stars and Babes series, the latter about young British girls of Asian origin. She lives in Cambridge, England with her husband and cats.
Sue Bentley was born in Northampton, England. She worked in a library after completing her education and began writing for children once her own began school. Bentley is the author of the Magic Kitten, Magic Puppy, and S Club series and lives in Northamptonshire.
Linda Chapman has written over 50 children's fiction books, including the following series: My Secret Unicorn, Stardust, Not Quite a Mermaid, and Unicorn School. She lives in Leicestershire with her husband and daughters.
Sue Mongredien was born in 1970 and grew up in Nottingham, England. She has published over 100 children's books, including the following series: The Adventures of Captain Pugwash, The Magic Key, Frightful Families, and Oliver Moon. She has also contributed many titles to the Sleepover Club series and written picture books. Mongredien created the Royal Ballet School Diaries under the pen name Alexandra Moss. She lives with her family in Bath, England.
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August 30, 2020
I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think it is important that I say it regardless.
My issue with Greta's approach, and thus the one put forward in this Rainbow Magic book, is that no one proposes solutions to climate change. Saying 'we' need to do something is fair; but without the science, technology, ingenuity, and creativity that is needed to come up with affordable solutions, it is just blowing hot air.
I by no means disagree that climate change is an issue, but I do not feel like protesting it is helping the problem. It is not because governments do not want to do something, it is that those solutions that exist will bankrupt worldwide economies, put people out of jobs (and thus their homes) and create inflation so high that everyone will starve. Like it or not we have to balance economics with policy decisions and to implement a bunch of mandatory, expensive climate change stoppers is not going to solve the problems of the world; in fact, it might make them worse.
For example, shutting down every oil well in the world will not work as Greta, and everyone in the first world on Earth needs that oil. Even those protesting in the street do not realize how reliant they are on oil and gas and other industries deemed 'responsible' for climate change. The reality is that we as a consumer society are responsible and we cannot blame companies who have provided us with products we have bought for making those products. Instead, you have to stop consuming those things in order to stop production. It is just basic economics.
I'd much instead read a book to children (and for myself) that talk about what we can do right now to help. Whether that be merely reminding children to turn off the lights, recycle, re-use toys, and more. I want a book that will help with both education of the issues, and making children feel heard. Complaining in the streets, in this case, is not going to help. We do not need a drastic change in government worldwide; what we need are affordable solutions. So far, there are very few of those around. So let us make our kids want to help and get engaged in the STEM initiatives behind what causes climate change and maybe the future generation can help us figure out what to do.
My issue with Greta's approach, and thus the one put forward in this Rainbow Magic book, is that no one proposes solutions to climate change. Saying 'we' need to do something is fair; but without the science, technology, ingenuity, and creativity that is needed to come up with affordable solutions, it is just blowing hot air.
I by no means disagree that climate change is an issue, but I do not feel like protesting it is helping the problem. It is not because governments do not want to do something, it is that those solutions that exist will bankrupt worldwide economies, put people out of jobs (and thus their homes) and create inflation so high that everyone will starve. Like it or not we have to balance economics with policy decisions and to implement a bunch of mandatory, expensive climate change stoppers is not going to solve the problems of the world; in fact, it might make them worse.
For example, shutting down every oil well in the world will not work as Greta, and everyone in the first world on Earth needs that oil. Even those protesting in the street do not realize how reliant they are on oil and gas and other industries deemed 'responsible' for climate change. The reality is that we as a consumer society are responsible and we cannot blame companies who have provided us with products we have bought for making those products. Instead, you have to stop consuming those things in order to stop production. It is just basic economics.
I'd much instead read a book to children (and for myself) that talk about what we can do right now to help. Whether that be merely reminding children to turn off the lights, recycle, re-use toys, and more. I want a book that will help with both education of the issues, and making children feel heard. Complaining in the streets, in this case, is not going to help. We do not need a drastic change in government worldwide; what we need are affordable solutions. So far, there are very few of those around. So let us make our kids want to help and get engaged in the STEM initiatives behind what causes climate change and maybe the future generation can help us figure out what to do.
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September 6, 2020
What a great book! It follows the plight of the natural world, writes it in a way young children can understand, and is based off a very famous climate activist Greta Thunberg
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