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Oliver Averill Books

Produced in partnership with the Royal British Legion, this beautifully illustrated book explains to children why it’s important to remember the service and sacrifice of so many men and women from every background, who ensured our freedoms and way of life.

The sensitively written text tells of the world wars as well as other wars that are remembered at this time. It explains the history behind poppies, why we hold 1- or 2-minute silences and what happens in commemorative parades around the world.

This book is about Snow – personified as the central character. She has been sitting on the top of a mountain for as long as she can remember. Snow starts to feel something very new – slushy and warm, she begins to melt! From there, we go on a joyful journey with her through the water cycle. Snow shares with us her journey and perspective as she goes on an adventure down a waterfall, along a river and out to sea.

This is a fascinating take on the water cycle, enabling children to develop a sense of how water everywhere is connected. There is plenty of pleasing vocabulary in this story which is written in rhyming verse. Words like flurry, slushy and warm, big splishy splash, bobbing and bubbling, hazy and hot demonstrate playfulness with words.

The book explores themes of pollution, environment and geography, exploring how waste can have an impact on our water system and beyond. The illustrations in this book are really powerful and emotive – it is sure to evoke children’s interest and curiosity and keep them coming back.

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