Timothy Crumble Explores Bodnant Garden by Anne Forrest (illustrated by Laura Stenhouse)

 

2021 

fluent reader, upper primary, Key Stage 2, ages 7-9, fairy story, activity book, Bodnant Garden, Forrest Anne, Stenhouse Laura, environment,   

Timothy Crumble’s family have an annual ticket to Bodnant Garden so he regularly visits, sometimes accompanied by his cousins.

The stories introduce the child to the garden itself and feature the redwood trees, the laburnum arch, the huge oak tree and some of the people who work there.  There are some subtle references to climate change and other environmental concerns. There is also some fantasy as the children spot fairies and trolls in the grounds. The text encourages the reader to exercise their imagination in the garden.

Each chapter ends with an activity page for readers to supply their own picture and write about their experiences at the garden.

Anne Forrest has worked with the National Trust on putting this book together. The stories have been read out to visiting children at Bodnant Garden.  

There are bios of Anne Forrest and Laura Stenhouse at the back of the book.

The test is 101 pages long and uses blocked text but with a large plain font.    

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