{"id":1356,"date":"2016-11-01T05:49:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T05:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2017-01-04T10:43:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T10:43:28","slug":"it-starts-with-a-seed-by-laura-knowles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/it-starts-with-a-seed-by-laura-knowles\/","title":{"rendered":"It Starts with a Seed by Laura Knowles"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1357\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2e2y12s\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1357\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/it-starts-with-a-seed-by-laura-knowles\/it-starts-with-a-seed\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/It-starts-with-a-seed.png?fit=255%2C374\" data-orig-size=\"255,374\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it-starts-with-a-seed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/It-starts-with-a-seed.png?fit=255%2C374\" class=\"wp-image-1357 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/It-starts-with-a-seed.png?resize=205%2C300\" alt=\"It Starts with a seed cover image\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/It-starts-with-a-seed.png?resize=205%2C300 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/It-starts-with-a-seed.png?w=255 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Review or purchase this book from Amazon.co.uk here...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The story of a seed as it journeys from the branches of a tree into the ground and becomes first a young sapling and then a tree.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is written by Laura Knowles and illustrated by Jennie Webber.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quartoknows.com\/brand\/2069\/words-pictures\/\"> Words and Pictures, <\/a>part of the Quarto group, have produced a simply beautiful book in a lyrical form about a factual story.<\/p>\n<p>Excellently\u00a0presented , <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2e2y12s\"><em>It Starts with a Seed<\/em><\/a>, has gold blocking on the front cover, textured paper and etching techniques handmade by Jennie throughout the book.<\/p>\n<p>It introduces children to how the eco-system works, it teaches children about the life cycle of a tree, it has stunning artwork and words that easily engage the reader.<\/p>\n<p>Laura writes books about animals and nature and lives in London.<\/p>\n<p>Jennie is a visual artist, printmaker and animal lover with an eye to detail, especially on plants and with animals. Lots of chances for observation and concepts of conservation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/brDaVlrDTXU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ilustrator Jennie Webber explains her creative and artistic technique in this short film. Having a copy of this book is a great way to keep her artwork with you!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1358\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/01\/it-starts-with-a-seed-by-laura-knowles\/image-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image-2.png?fit=467%2C151\" data-orig-size=\"467,151\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image-2.png?fit=467%2C151\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1358\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image-2.png?resize=300%2C97\" alt=\"image-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image-2.png?resize=300%2C97 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Image-2.png?w=467 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful book and a fascinating book to read.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sue Martin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?w=625\" alt=\"dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><small><br \/>\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin LLP<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>A retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our children's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers, whatever their age.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story of a seed as it journeys from the branches of a tree into the ground and becomes first a young sapling and then a tree. It is written by Laura Knowles and illustrated by Jennie Webber. 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