This anarchic and amusing picture book deserves much praise for taking commonplace story elements - pixies, goblins, unicorns and magical locations - and giving them an original twist. Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Fungal stories include the greening of the Earth, when fungi helped plants first grow on land, and the mass destruction of crops through fungal disease. Some are even found inside animals - helpful fungi break down food in animal guts, but others take over their hosts' bodies. Lots to know and think about, not just for our young readers but anybody wanting a good look at the humongous job that fungus do in our lives.

Table of contents lends to the ease of browsing; great layout of text, photos incorporated into the engaging illustrations.

Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. This beautifully illustrated children's book takes a close look at the lifecycle of water, including how it supports all life forms, how humans harness its power, and why we need to conserve it. Yes indeed, author Lynne Boddy (and who is a mycology expert and professor of microbial ecology at the University of Cardiff, Wales) really does a wonderful textual job in D.

This is an extensive 64-page nonfiction book for children that wonderfully celebrates the fungus kingdom. Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. Fungus" is irregular in color and shape, making it mysterious and scary, but cheese and yogurt are actually fermented foods that provide effective nutrition for the body. Some are even found inside animals – helpful fungi break down food in animal guts, but others take over their hosts' bodies. Budding young plant experts, animal fanatics, and geologists, and anyone who is curious about the ground we walk on.You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! Inside the pages of this children’s science and nature book, you’ll discover exactly what fungi are and more!