Customer Reviews

12 reviews

• Heather Thompson

  I thoroughly enjoyed this book and feel it fulfils a need, many schools have “Forest School sessions and I am sure the teachers of these groups will welcome it and find it full of information as well as a captivating read for the children. Like the author, I too worked with special needs children and they as well as mainstream children will love these jolly characters and bright pictures.
  
  

• Hina

  I purchased this book for my friends' Grandchildren. What a beautifully written book it is with amazingly enchanting stories. Much loved by the children but also the grown-ups!!
  

• Peter Smithers

  Antenna has reviewed a number of insect-based stories for children all of which have presented a narrative that informed the reader of the important role that insects have and encourage an appreciation of them. This book is slightly different as it uses mini beasts as a vehicle to introduce children to a broader appreciation and understanding of the world around them. Designed to stimulate the senses the stories have been written to help teachers of children with special needs but while this was their initial focus these stories will stimulate any child that hears them. Each story offers opportunities for the reader to involve the children in experiencing various elements of the story and to also physically take part in the action. The stories also have threads of compassion and the importance of helping others running through them. The biology within these stories is sometimes a little hazy but the overall effect is to encourage an appreciation of the natural world in general and minibeasts in particular. For anyone with a theatrical leaning, these offer a platform to vamp them up and generate real excitement. At a time when changing public attitudes to the natural world is vital this book has a serious part to play.

• Mrs Matthews

  As a teacher and a mum to two young children, we definitely give this book 5 stars. My youngest loves nature and is fascinated by facts so really enjoyed learning some new ones during each short story. One of the stories led to me teaching the frog life cycle and he started drawing frogs and tadpoles. My eldest also enjoyed the stories but understood more of the scientific terminology and was able to explain this to her younger brother. All in all, a really lovely text for introducing mini-beasts to a class or for any young readers at home. Thank you, Denise Popat, I will recommend it to my mummy and teacher friends.

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