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Chris Packham Books

Understand eco-anxiety, build resilience, and make sure your demands for the future are heard with this kids’ guide to facing green grief.

Chris Packham experiences eco-anxiety often. The climate breakdown can feel overwhelming and cause many worries about the future. But that doesn’t mean the wild world can’t be an amazing place. In fact, if eco-anxiety is caused by the state of nature, then perhaps the state of nature has answers to our eco-anxiety.

This nature book for kids confronts the climate breakdown, normalises eco-anxiety, and trumpets advocacy – while keeping the joy of nature at the forefront.

Help children overcome eco-anxiety and learn how they can make a positive impact!

Uplifting and practical eco-centric advice: Full of hopeful, science-backed tips and tricks to lessen climate anxiety, alongside key climate information and perspectives from experts and other young people, including advice on activism, navigating social media, and discerning fake news.
Full of nature activities for kids: Reinforce the learning with fun, age-appropriate nature activities for kids in every chapter – including a variety of nature crafts and mindfulness exercises.
The perfect nature gift for kids: An empowering exploration of the natural world, perfect for kids aged 9-12 who want to make the world a better place.

Personal anecdotes from Chris’s many years working as a naturalist will be interspersed throughout, emphasising that nature can still be a joyous place – and that it still holds many answers to the biggest personal and global problems we face. Because, as Chris has found throughout his career, Nature is the Answer.

Join CHRIS PACKHAM on an epic exploration of the animal kingdom in this ultimate animal treasury.

Our world is home to billions of animal species, and each one has its own remarkable way of life. Discover the extraordinary places that animals live, how they look after their families, and the incredible journeys that take them huge distances across our planet – all brought vividly to life by your own expert guide.

For the very first time, all three books in Chris Packham and Jason Cockcroft’s Amazing Animal series have been brought together to create the perfect animal treasury for young nature lovers aged 3+.

Get ready to meet some fascinating animals and find out all about their incredible homes in this beautiful and informative non-fiction picture book written by wildlife expert and BBC presenter Chris Packham.

Just like us, animals need a place to call home. From a beaver’s dam and a honey bee’s hive to a red ovenbird’s nest and a snail’s shell, explore the amazing homes of some incredible creatures from all over the world.

Uncover extra information about these fascinating animals in the Find Out More section at the back of the book. An excellent source of expert wildlife information for all young nature lovers, this animal book is the perfect introduction to the natural world for children.

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