This week Bea, Edie and I have been reading Lottie Loves Nature
We have read Frog Frenzy and Bee-ware!
And … we loved them both!
Written by Jane Clark and illustrated by James Brown
These books from Five Quills Children’s Books
Are perfect for newly independent readers
And make great readalouds
Edie, 4 and Bea, 6
Were both completely engaged with these as I read them aloud
Even Esther, age 10, came to listen
These cleverly constructed books offer a brilliant mix
Of stories and information about the natural world
Lottie is a likeable character who has her heart set on protecting ‘Every Little Thing’
Inspired by her favourite nature show
Lottie loves nature and is determined to look after the wildlife in and around her garden
She also protects little creatures from her next door neighbour who is only interested in
His pristeen putting green!!
Through the pages of these books
A marvellous mix of fact files, scrap book pages, experiments and activity ideas
We have learned about why ants are important, food chains and the circle of life
We have learned about hydrophonics, why worms are wonderful and how to make a wormery
We have looked at the frog life cycle and read about different types of frogs
We have also learned how and why to make a mini pond in our garden
All of these facts are wrapped up in fiction
The story of Lottie saving the wildlife from her neighbour, Mr Parfitt
The man with fake grass and a determination to rid his garden
Of all creatures great and small
The stories are funny and filled with mishaps and mayhem
Lottie’s love of nature shines through and her determination to do the right thing
Has really inspired my little ones to love nature too and to do their bit
To protect wildlife and save the planet
In Bee-ware! readers can see how to conduct their own minibeast survey
Why we need bugs and bees
What makes bees so amazing
Life inside a honeybee hive
Which plants bees like
How to make a butterfly feeder and a bug hotel
These books are a wonderful resource for home education
As you can read the stories together and carry out the suggested activities as you go along
Children can also create their own nature scrapbook and factfiles like Lottie
Another clever element of these books
Is the character of Noah, the neighbour’s son
He helps Lottie with her conservation projects
And has a passion of his own
He wants to be one of the first people to live on Mars
Noah is passionate about technology and innovation
He is excited for the future
And the inclusion of Noah’s Next Level notes
Help little readers understand how technology and nature can co exist
Through Noah nature enthusiasts can learn about helpful robots
Useful plastics, exoskeletons, edible insects
Marsbee robots, life and living on Mars
These excerpts are the bits that hooked William into the stories
These are such fabulous books
Filled with facts and fun
Perfect for inspiring curious little explorers
We have LOVED getting to know Lottie
And hope that there will be more nature adventures to come
If you love the books and want to try out some of the activities
There some fab free printables at the Five Quills website
We were sent two books in exchange for an honest review