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Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up
In this uplifting picture book about spring, follow two children and their father through their backyard as they discover all the different ways nature wakes up from its long winter sleep.
Spot the busy creatures and plants as the tale unfolds, then learn about how each responds to the increasing daylight and warmth that usher in the season .
Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer an inviting introduction to the science behind spring . The yard is bright, birds are singing, the bees are buzzing and there are tadpoles in the pond! What is all the commotion about?
In each colourful scene, the family discovers a different sign of spring – a bird collecting twigs for its nest, a fox snuggling her cubs, a caterpillar feasting on leaves… After the story, annotated illustrations explain the spring behaviours of various plants and animals .
Inspire an appreciation for the natural world in this joyous exploration of spring.
Spot the busy creatures and plants as the tale unfolds, then learn about how each responds to the increasing daylight and warmth that usher in the season .
Co-authors Sean Taylor (picture book author) and Alex Morss (ecologist, journalist, and educator) offer an inviting introduction to the science behind spring . The yard is bright, birds are singing, the bees are buzzing and there are tadpoles in the pond! What is all the commotion about?
In each colourful scene, the family discovers a different sign of spring – a bird collecting twigs for its nest, a fox snuggling her cubs, a caterpillar feasting on leaves… After the story, annotated illustrations explain the spring behaviours of various plants and animals .
Inspire an appreciation for the natural world in this joyous exploration of spring.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
Published March 16, 2021
10 people want to read
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April 21, 2022
4☆ A Fun and Engaging Look into Springtime and Nature.
Busy Spring is a sweet children's book that teaches children all about springtime, nature, gardening and the importance.
It's a really sweet book about a father and he's children exploring their outside garden, now spring has arrived and showing them all the beautiful things nature has to offer.
He teaches them about plants and vegetables growing, and introduces them to life cycles such as tadpoles turning into frog's, birds and nesting etc..
I loved the illustrations they were really sweet and help children to relate to the story. What I loved is how educational the story was, by making learning fun in an engaging way.
The Author also included a wonderful easy to read guide about useful information such as pollinating, plants, animals and ways children can help nature and their environment.
I can really see children will want to go out exploring and finding nature after reading this beautiful children's picture book. It's the perfect read for this time of year!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing & Netgalley for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
Busy Spring is a sweet children's book that teaches children all about springtime, nature, gardening and the importance.
It's a really sweet book about a father and he's children exploring their outside garden, now spring has arrived and showing them all the beautiful things nature has to offer.
He teaches them about plants and vegetables growing, and introduces them to life cycles such as tadpoles turning into frog's, birds and nesting etc..
I loved the illustrations they were really sweet and help children to relate to the story. What I loved is how educational the story was, by making learning fun in an engaging way.
The Author also included a wonderful easy to read guide about useful information such as pollinating, plants, animals and ways children can help nature and their environment.
I can really see children will want to go out exploring and finding nature after reading this beautiful children's picture book. It's the perfect read for this time of year!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing & Netgalley for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
April 15, 2021
I would recommend this for:
those in need of a story full of wonder who have their feet planted firmly in the ground.
The Story:
This is a gentle story of spring awakenings told from the viewpoint of a child and her little sister, Jasmine. Dad puts on his jumper with the hole in it: it must be time for gardening. Exploring the garden as they search for Dad’s fork, the family discover bees buzzing, tadpoles, caterpillars, birds making nests, fox cubs sleeping and hibernating hedgehogs.
Each time, Dad explains to the children what is happening in this ‘busy spring’. Insects are hailed as ‘nature’s recyclers’.
There is a quiet exuberance of joy in the sounds, smells and sights of nature. Throughout there is the opportunity to roll, fly, chase and laugh in the garden.
Finally it is time for the family to join nature and get ‘busy’. It’s time to plant carrots.
A wealth of information can be found at the back of the book. There are facts about plants, trees, animals and a lovely final page with suggestions for garden projects to help wildlife.
This is a book to return to again and again over the years. It is one that will be there on many different levels, and super as a reference text, as the reader grows. This is a book that would be a worthwhile investment.
Illustration
Cinyee Chiu has matched this inspiring story with bright, colourful illustrations capturing the joy and happiness the children find in the garden. Nature is portrayed in beautiful detail and these are pages a child would love to pore over and examine. There is so much that offers up great opportunities for questions and discussions.
If you enjoy this story, you might like:
Jody’s Beans by Malachy Doyle
Thank you to Quarto Publishing and NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review.
those in need of a story full of wonder who have their feet planted firmly in the ground.
The Story:
This is a gentle story of spring awakenings told from the viewpoint of a child and her little sister, Jasmine. Dad puts on his jumper with the hole in it: it must be time for gardening. Exploring the garden as they search for Dad’s fork, the family discover bees buzzing, tadpoles, caterpillars, birds making nests, fox cubs sleeping and hibernating hedgehogs.
Each time, Dad explains to the children what is happening in this ‘busy spring’. Insects are hailed as ‘nature’s recyclers’.
There is a quiet exuberance of joy in the sounds, smells and sights of nature. Throughout there is the opportunity to roll, fly, chase and laugh in the garden.
Finally it is time for the family to join nature and get ‘busy’. It’s time to plant carrots.
A wealth of information can be found at the back of the book. There are facts about plants, trees, animals and a lovely final page with suggestions for garden projects to help wildlife.
This is a book to return to again and again over the years. It is one that will be there on many different levels, and super as a reference text, as the reader grows. This is a book that would be a worthwhile investment.
Illustration
Cinyee Chiu has matched this inspiring story with bright, colourful illustrations capturing the joy and happiness the children find in the garden. Nature is portrayed in beautiful detail and these are pages a child would love to pore over and examine. There is so much that offers up great opportunities for questions and discussions.
If you enjoy this story, you might like:
Jody’s Beans by Malachy Doyle
Thank you to Quarto Publishing and NetGalley for providing a copy of this book for review.
March 8, 2021
What an amazing, uplifting book! The whole story feels alive, full of energy and happiness.
We see Jasmine, her sister, and her dad going out into the garden which is springing into life after the winter. It is a joyous exploration of nature to be found in your own back garden. Birds, insects, plants, puddles! How fun it is to be outside and help with the digging!
There is a lot to be learnt from this book too, not only in the fictional story at the start of the book, where we find out about plants, light, pollen and insects, lifecycles and habitats, but also in the following non-fiction section which contains further explanations about spring, seasons, plants, trees, insects, hibernation, climate change and how you can help.
Alongside the beautiful illustrations, this book is an ode to waking up with nature, enjoying it, helping it, and being mindful for the future.
We see Jasmine, her sister, and her dad going out into the garden which is springing into life after the winter. It is a joyous exploration of nature to be found in your own back garden. Birds, insects, plants, puddles! How fun it is to be outside and help with the digging!
There is a lot to be learnt from this book too, not only in the fictional story at the start of the book, where we find out about plants, light, pollen and insects, lifecycles and habitats, but also in the following non-fiction section which contains further explanations about spring, seasons, plants, trees, insects, hibernation, climate change and how you can help.
Alongside the beautiful illustrations, this book is an ode to waking up with nature, enjoying it, helping it, and being mindful for the future.
July 27, 2022
This is a great book to introduce spring to your students. I love that the end has extra information about what happens in spring with plants, animals, etc.
May 6, 2025
Finding this book feels like finding a treasure trove. We can learn what happens in the busy spring. One of the good books for learning science. Can't wait to read the other season series
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