The Little Guide to Shorelines

Dive into the fascinating world of coastal wildlife with this holiday pocket guide. Featuring 40 beautifully illustrated pebbles, shells, crabs, small sea creatures and more, discover more about life between the tides with The Little Guide to Shorelines. Each entry has been delicately illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost to capture its individual characteristics, and is accompanied by associated facts and fables. There is also an interactive spotter&#39;s guide at the back, where you can check off what you find. This informative, practical and beautiful guide is part of a new nature series designed to encourage creativity through exploring the outdoors. An activity for adults and children alike, enjoy The Little Guide to Shorelines on your next trip to the sea.

Alison Davies runs workshops at universities throughout the UK, showing academics, students and early years practitioners how stories can be used as tools for teaching and learning. Alison writes for a wide selection of magazines and her features have also appeared in the Times Education Supplement, Daily Mail and Sunday Express parenting section, and various commercial magazines. Printmaker and illustrator Tom Frost has worked with clients including the V&amp;A, Perry&#39;s Cider, Art Angels, Freight Household Goods, Selvedge Magazine, Betty &amp; Dupree, The Archivist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The Little Guide to Bugs

Enter the secret world of creepy crawlies with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Bugs offers a modern reference to identifying these glorious insects of all shapes and sizes. 
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 Featuring 40 of the most distinctive bugs from around the world, this book is the perfect companion for anyone looking to reconnect with nature, whether that&#39;s when out walking or from the comfort of an armchair.&#160; 
 
 Each bug has been exquisitely illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost and is accompanied by all-important information including their habitat, distribution and size, plus an interesting fact or fable. There is also an interactive spotter&#39;s guide, where you can check off and note the date of each time you spot a new insect.&#160; 
 
 Reacquaint yourself with the familiar Bumble Bee and Earthworm, as well as discovering new species such as the Giant Mesquite Bug, Lily Moth and Picasso Bug.&#160; 
 
 This informative&#160;guide is part of a new nature series designed to encourage creativity through exploring the outdoors.&#160; 
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Printmaker and illustrator Tom Frost graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2001 and has worked as an illustrator ever since. His clients include The V&amp;A,&#160;Perry&#39;s Cider, Art Angels, Freight Household Goods, SelvedgeMagazine, Betty &amp; Dupree, The Archivist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. His work highlights a fascination for old matchboxes, stamps, folk art, tin toys, children&#39;s books and the natural world. He has previously published The Little Guide to Butterflies and The Little Guide to Leaves with Quadrille in 2017.

The Little Guide to Birds

Discover the secret world of our feathered friends with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Birds offers a fresh perspective on identifying the finches from the waterfowl around you. 
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 Featuring 40 of the most spectacular birds from all over the world, including common garden birds we know and love, as well as exotic flyers, birds of prey and sea-faring fowl. 
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 Each bird has been delicately illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost to capture their individual characteristics, and accompanied by information about where they come from, how many eggs they lay, wingspan and the incredible journeys they may fly in their lifetime, plus associated facts and fables. There is also an interactive spotter&rsquo;s guide at the back, where you can check off each bird as you find them. 
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 This information, practical and beautiful guide is part of a new nature series designed to encourage creativity through exploring the outdoors.&#160; 
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Printmaker and illustrator Tom Frost graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2001 and has worked as an illustrator ever since. His clients include The V&amp;A,&#160;Perry&#39;s Cider, Art Angels, Freight Household Goods, SelvedgeMagazine, Betty &amp; Dupree, The&#160;Archivist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. His work highlights a fascination for old matchboxes,&#160;stamps, folk art, tin toys, children&#39;s books and the natural world. He has previously published The Little Guide to Butterflies and The Little Guide to Leaves with Quadrille in 2017.&#160;

The Little Guide to Leaves

Discover the intriguing world of the leaf with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Leaves offers a fresh perspective on identifying the trees and plants around you.It features 40 of the most spectacular leaves from around the world, including the common British tree leaves we know and love, as well as exotic palms, ferns and houseplants.Each leaf has been delicately illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost to capture its individual characteristics, and is accompanied by information about the tree or plant to which it belongs and where it can be found, plus associated facts and fables. There is also an interactive spotter&#39;s guide at the back, where you can check off each leaf you find.This informative, practical and beautiful guide is part of a new nature series designed to encourage creativity through exploring the outdoors.

Printmaker and illustrator Tom Frost graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2001, returning to his home town of Bristol to work as an illustrator for a number of years. He now divides his time between printmaking, restoring his crumbling Georgian house in rural Wales and raising a young family. In recent years he has worked with clients including The V&amp;A, Perry&#39;s Cider, Art Angels, Freight Household Goods, Selvedge Magazine, Betty &amp; Dupree, The Archivist and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. His work highlights a fascination for old matchboxes, stamps, folk art, tin toys, children&#39;s books and the natural world.

The Little Guide to Butterflies

Enter the secret world of the butterfly with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Butterflies offers a modern reference to identifying these glorious insects.Featuring 40 of the most distinctive butterflies from around the world, this book is the perfect companion for anyone looking to reconnect with nature, whether that&rsquo;s when out walking or from the comfort of an armchair.Each butterfly has been exquisitely illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost and is accompanied by all-important information including their habitat, distribution and wingspan, plus an interesting fact or fable. There is also an interactive spotter&#39;s guide, where you can check off and note the date each time you spot a new butterfly.Reacquaint yourself with the familiar Orange Tip and Monarch, as well as discovering new species such as the Apollo, Spicebush Swallowtail and Crimson Rose.This informative, practical and beautiful guide is part of a new nature series designed&#160;to encourage creativity through exploring the outdoors.

Alison Davies

Tom Frost

Discover the intriguing world of wildflowers with this handy pocket guide. Beautifully illustrated throughout, The Little Guide to Wildflowers offers a fresh perspective on identifying the flowers around you. Featuring 40 of the most beautiful flowers from around the world, including the common wildflowers we know and love, as well as the rare and interesting. Each flower has been delicately illustrated by printmaker Tom Frost to capture its individual characteristics, and is accompanied by information about the plant family to which it belongs and where it can be found, plus associated facts and fables. There is also an interactive spotter&#39;s guide at the back, where you can check off each flower you find. This informative, practical and beautiful guide is part of a new nature series designed&#160;to encourage creativity through exploring the outdoors.

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