You Are Nature, Too

Gillian Burke was born in Kenya and lived there to the age of 10, before moving to Vienna. She then came to the UK to study Biology at Bristol University, and subsequently worked as a researcher for the BBC's Natural History Unit. She worked as a producer and director on several series for Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel, and as a voiceover artist, before becoming a regular presenter on Springwatch in 2017. She also writes a column for BBC Wildlife Magazine and is Vice President of the Wildlife Trusts.Rong Pham and Vinh Nguyen are an illustrator duo based in Saigon, Vietnam. Rong and Vinh have had eight years of experience working in the publishing and advertising industry. Using mostly digital media, they focus on children's picture books and book jacket art and have the privilege of working with many publishers locally and internationally, such as Room to Read, Poodle Doodle Press and Scholastic Asia.

What a lovely book by the presenter of the BBC’s Springwatch programme! It’s simple enough to read to a little one and get them interested in exploring the city around them but also great for deeper discussion with slightly older children. I enjoyed reading this with my daughter, who’s 10, and talking about the amazing ways nature finds a way to survive in all places. The illustrations are gorgeous and full of fascinating detail.