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With lyrical text, enchanting illustrations and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed’s transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page. As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures – squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls – who make it their home. A rhyming poem builds page on page, echoing the rings of a growing tree. The story culminates with a fold-out page showing a mature tree shedding seeds to continue the beautiful cycle of life. At the back, find the full poem and facts about the specific tree, a sycamore.Beautiful and evocative, It Starts With a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth.​It Starts with a Seed was the winner of the inaugural Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction.

Follow a tiny raindrop as it brings the world to life in this beautiful water cycle story with gentle, rhyming text to read aloud.The raindrop flows through rivers, lakes and streams – all the way to the ocean. It then rises back into the atmosphere as steam, cooling into clouds and falling all over again. A magical cycle that keeps us all alive, and allows our planet to thrive.See how life-sustaining water falls as rain, surges in tropical storms and flurries in snow storms in this enlightening story that includes:   A full explanation of the water cycle, put in simple and gentle terms for even the youngest readers to understand Engaging, informative poetry flowing over the pages Stunning illustrations bringing this incredible water story to rippling, flowing life A beautiful fold-out ending scene, celebrating water, life and even muddy puddles! Additional non-fiction information about the water cycle at the back Learn all about the crucial role water plays in the cycle of life in this charming tale that unlocks the workings of the natural world for readers of every age. Lyrically authored by Aimee Gallagher and brought to life with timeless charm by Sally Garland, It Starts With a Raindrop is a tale bursting with life that can be enjoyed over and over again, just like the tiny raindrop on its journey through our world.