{"id":918596,"date":"2017-07-31T13:29:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T13:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=918596"},"modified":"2018-03-25T11:46:09","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T11:46:09","slug":"once-upon-a-jungle-by-laura-knowles-and-james-boast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/once-upon-a-jungle-by-laura-knowles-and-james-boast\/","title":{"rendered":"Once Upon a Jungle by Laura Knowles and James Boast"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_918597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918597\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB-dolphin-boooksellers-for-younger-readers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918597\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/once-upon-a-jungle-by-laura-knowles-and-james-boast\/once-upon-a-jungle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Once-upon-a-Jungle.jpg?fit=296%2C352\" data-orig-size=\"296,352\" 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=\"Once upon a Jungle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Once-upon-a-Jungle.jpg?fit=296%2C352\" class=\"wp-image-918597 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Once-upon-a-Jungle.jpg?resize=252%2C300\" alt=\"Once upon a Jungle - cover image and web link\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Once-upon-a-Jungle.jpg?resize=252%2C300 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Once-upon-a-Jungle.jpg?w=296 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy this book here...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Once upon a time there was a jungle... but that was just the beginning. Delve into the undergrowth to discover the story of a food chain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A brilliantly, beautiful book \u00a0published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quartoknows.com\/books\/9781784937799\/Once-Upon-a-Jungle.html?direct=1#\">Words and Pictures and Quarto Knows<\/a>, whose concept of delivering visual storytelling is wonderfully portrayed in Once Upon a Jungle.<\/p>\n<p>The black background of the jungle undergrowth gives the brightly coloured images huge impact. I love the preying mantis in bright green, who of course was about to eat the ants, who was then gobbled by the lizard and... well it would spoil it to tell you more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraMakesBooks\">Laura Knowles<\/a> has previously written <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/05\/05\/it-starts-with-a-seed-winner-of-the-inaugural-margaret-mallett-award\/\">It Starts with a Seed<\/a>. Her interest in environment and nature has a huge impact on her books. The illustrator <a href=\"http:\/\/jamesboast.tumblr.com\">James Boast, <\/a>has a unique style which children will love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB-dolphin-boooksellers-for-younger-readers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918717\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/the-new-baby-and-me-by-christine-kidney-illustrator-hoda-haddadi\/buythisbookbutton2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?fit=317%2C75\" data-orig-size=\"317,75\" 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=\"buyThisbookButton2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?fit=317%2C75\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-918717 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?resize=300%2C71\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?resize=300%2C71 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/buyThisbookButton2.png?w=317 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity both for learning and pure enjoyment is huge in this hard backed book. It is a book to keep at home, to have on the shelves at the library and to deliver a project on in the nursery and school.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sue Martin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1392\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/03\/22\/surprise-surprise-and-monster-daly\/cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?fit=90%2C90\" data-orig-size=\"90,90\" 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=\"cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?fit=90%2C90\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?resize=90%2C90\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/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>Once upon a time there was a jungle... but that was just the beginning. Delve into the undergrowth to discover the story of a food chain. A brilliantly, beautiful book \u00a0published by Words and Pictures and Quarto Knows, whose concept of delivering visual storytelling is wonderfully portrayed in Once Upon a Jungle. The black background <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/once-upon-a-jungle-by-laura-knowles-and-james-boast\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Once Upon a Jungle by Laura Knowles and James Boast\"<\/span><\/a><\/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. 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