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Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
306 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Defence of the garden realm is a book for children, which an adult can enjoy. It is a series of short, exciting poems depicting the initial adventure of a small group of insects (and a spider) who are facing the oncoming ant army (there is no fighting). After danger is averted they go their own way, but we then read an individual poem about the early days of each character. This develops our knowledge of each personality with all of their insecurities and obstacles to overcome. For example, the character "Little Scaredy Spider" is detached from all the other young spiders because she is vegetarian and eats only seeds and leaves, her webs are works of art and are not sticky to catch insects, but instead are silky and beautifully intricate. There is a Bee, who is the son of the Queen's sister. He is posh and clumsy and therefore is named "Bumble," but through an act of bravery, gets awarded the "order of the yellow knee" the highest honour possible. It is nice to think that after reading DOTGR that a child will see many bees with that particular medal (pollen sacks). "Sergeant Dung" is a dung beetle and the leader of "the crew," he sounds like an old soldier from London and is physically very strong, but he observes how the different strengths of others can overcome things that his brute strength cannot. "Catty-P" starts off as a caterpillar who would like to be in the air force, but is too young to fly, but she transforms and sees life from a whole new perspective (and doubles Bumble's air force). "Mumble" is a worm and slightly depressed. He sees all the things that the others can do and has low self-esteem as a result…but, through selfless acts, is elevated by the friendship of "the crew." Then each member of the crew of five have an individual adventure, followed by a few team efforts to deal with flood, building disruption, the vanity of a handsome "Red admirable" butterfly and a final summary by Mumble. Each adventure has their own original watercolour painted illustrations and the result is magic.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
306 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
"Defence of the Garden Realm II (Mumble's dream)" is a book for clever children from 6-12, which an adult can also enjoy as they read it to their children or grandchildren. It is the 2nd and final book in the series and again features the much-loved "Crew" of five as they tackle various real-life garden disasters. The crew comprises, "Sergeant Dung" (Dung beetle), "Catty-P" (now a Butterfly), "Bumble" (a posh and clumsy Bee), "Little Scaredy spider" (a vegetarian spider, who is not at all scared) and "Mumble" (a slightly depressed worm). The adventures are all written in rhyming verse and have beautiful watercolour illustrations (painted by my ninety year-old mum, Mary). There are six stories of how "Mumble's" friends (fellow crew-members) help him to realise his dreams. Then three stories of how various combinations of the crew-members try to rectify the damage done to the roots of two connected trees, caused by the building of a brick summerhouse. Then two stories involving "Dung's" neice many times removed "Polka" (an aggressive ladybird, who is an activist). Finally, there are three stories focussing on those that fly... "Catty-P", first rescues and then falls in love with an arrogant Red admiral named "Flight," after which, "Bumble" realises that he loves "Catty-P" and goes to find her, followed by the arrival of a crazy wasp named "Luvjam Willsting." This book is packed with original ideas and is full of wholesome values for forming minds.