Dear Greenpeace (Big Books) - Softcover

James Simon

4.27

204 ratings by Goodreads

9780744569261: Dear Greenpeace (Big Books)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0744569265 ISBN 13: 9780744569261

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 1998

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Told entirely in letter form, the text of this picture book is the correspondence between a small girl called Emily and the conservation organization Greenpeace, about a whale that she says lives in her garden pond. This large format book is intended for classroom use in the literacy hour.

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This big book edition is perfect for sharing with groups of children.

An unusual and rather lovely picture book, Dear Greenpeace combines delightful, light illustrations with sharp, intelligent text in the form of letters.

Worried that the whale living in her pond is unhappy, Emily embarks on a correspondence with Greenpeace which, despite offering the best of advice, insists that it would be impossible for a whale to live in a pond. Undeterred, young Emily continues to seek the best course of action for her beloved whale, finally setting him free.

Unique, quirky, gentle, warm hearted and thoughtful, Dear Greenpeace is a pleasure to read, and cleverly avoids the trap of being preachy and precious about its subject. (Ages 3 to 6) -- Susan Harrison

A regular size edition is also available.

Review:

"The illustrations are delightful... Children are bound to love this quirky story with its mischievious humour." Junior Education"

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