A First Look At: Taking Care of Nature: This is our Planet

This reassuring picture book makes children aware of how unique our planet is and why we need to look after it.

This book is written from the perspective that we take care of the things we care about and that the rules for taking care of the environment are little different from the rules of everyday living and getting along with others. ‘What about you?’ questions throughout are useful prompts for understanding things from your child’s point of view.

Charmingly clear illustrations give readers immediate access to complex situations and feelings

Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child or class.

The superb A First Look At series consists of a number of reassuring picturebooks that give advice and promote interaction between
children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social
and emotional issues

Written by a trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children’s book artist, this title is part of an acclaimed and successful series of picture-book non-fiction for Early Years. Books in the series give advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during classroom discussions.