{"id":918661,"date":"2017-11-10T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=918661"},"modified":"2018-03-25T10:58:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T10:58:51","slug":"up-the-creek-and-the-busy-beaver-by-nicholas-oldland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/10\/up-the-creek-and-the-busy-beaver-by-nicholas-oldland\/","title":{"rendered":"Up the Creek and The Busy Beaver by Nicholas Oldland"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_918662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918662\" style=\"width: 300px\" 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=\"918662\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/10\/up-the-creek-and-the-busy-beaver-by-nicholas-oldland\/up-the-creek\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?fit=410%2C410\" data-orig-size=\"410,410\" 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=\"Up the Creek\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?fit=410%2C410\" class=\"wp-image-918662 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Up the Creek by Nicholas Oldland\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?resize=144%2C144 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Up-the-Creek.jpg?w=410 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy this book from The Dolphin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>Up the Creek.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>There once was a bear, a moose and a beaver who were the best of friends, though they often disagreed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> A journey up\u00a0 river is not the best time to argue about who is steering and who is rowing, as these chums set\u00a0 out on a journey across rapids and\u00a0 fast flowing currents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They finally agree\u00a0 and make the journey in the canoe to the end of the rapids. Once out of the water they have lunch and decide on the best route home, that's by walking!<\/p>\n<p>A great story about friendship, cooperation and adventure. <a href=\"http:\/\/pikkupublishing.com\/nicholas-oldland\/\">Nicholas Oldland<\/a> is the writer and illustrator and the characters come to life in the pictures and the words.<\/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\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a> It is from a new publishing house, <em>Pikku Books<\/em>, based in the UK, with a Finnish background. They are an engaging team with a passion to share in good books with good stories, and new writers, often from afar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_918663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-918663\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plasso.com\/s\/C3qg5LVWSB\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"918663\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/10\/up-the-creek-and-the-busy-beaver-by-nicholas-oldland\/the-busy-beaver\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Busy-Beaver.jpg?fit=407%2C416\" data-orig-size=\"407,416\" 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=\"The Busy Beaver\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Busy-Beaver.jpg?fit=407%2C416\" class=\"wp-image-918663 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Busy-Beaver.jpg?resize=294%2C300\" alt=\"The Busy Beaver\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Busy-Beaver.jpg?resize=294%2C300 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Busy-Beaver.jpg?w=407 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-918663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buy this book from The Dolphin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Busy Beaver also by <a href=\"http:\/\/pikkupublishing.com\/nicholas-oldland\/\">Nicholas Oldland<\/a> and published by<a href=\"http:\/\/pikkupublishing.com\"> Pikku<\/a> Books is part of the Life in the Wild series.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> The beaver is so busy working and cutting trees down he doesn't notice all the damage he has made. That is until one day when he finds himself on the wrong side of a falling tree. Landing in hospital with bandages and wounds makes him think and he decides to do things differently.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He hauls off trees which were strewn across the fields, he used broken branches to fix leaking dams and he planted saplings to replace the trees that he has felled.<\/p>\n<p>A delightful story and the <em>Life in the Wild<\/em> series would make a great purchase for home and school, \u00a0lots to talk about and share, lots to do research on and explore the worlds of beavers, moose and bears.<\/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>\u00a0\u00a0 Books can be bought direct from Dolphin or through <a href=\"http:\/\/pikkupublishing.com\">Pikku<\/a> publishers. We are really pleased to be working with this new publishing team in promoting good quality books that you can't always find in the stores.<\/p>\n<p>Sue Martin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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 wp-image-1392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/cropped-dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?resize=90%2C90\" alt=\"Dolphin Booksellers logo\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/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>Up the Creek. There once was a bear, a moose and a beaver who were the best of friends, though they often disagreed. 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