{"id":926393,"date":"2026-02-09T12:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=926393"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:22:11","slug":"the-big-green-by-ken-wilson-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/09\/the-big-green-by-ken-wilson-max\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Green by Ken Wilson Max"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"comp-kgv4cq0d\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-kgv4cq0d wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926394\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/09\/the-big-green-by-ken-wilson-max\/big-green\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Big-Green.jpg?fit=580%2C651\" data-orig-size=\"580,651\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Big Green\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Big-Green.jpg?fit=580%2C651\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-926394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Big-Green.jpg?resize=496%2C557\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Big-Green.jpg?w=580 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Big-Green.jpg?resize=267%2C300 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/>The story of one family's contribution to a huge undertaking: the planting of the Great Green Wall of Africa. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Set in sub-Saharan Africa, an inspiring story of how one family and their community come together to plant a section of the Great Green Wall which will being hope and regeneration across the continent.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story is set\u00a0 in Mali and is about an exciting real life project to bring trees and growth into sub Saharan Africa. In a place where it is too hot to run around and where the children play in the shade a family help to plant young seedlings.<\/p>\n<p><em>\" These little trees will make life better for the animals , the birds and all of us. \"says Uncle Cedric.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"926395\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/09\/the-big-green-by-ken-wilson-max\/2026-02-09-12-18-28\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?fit=1149%2C648\" data-orig-size=\"1149,648\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"2026-02-09 12 18 28\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?fit=625%2C353\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-926395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?resize=625%2C353\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?resize=1024%2C578 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?resize=768%2C433 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?resize=960%2C541 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-09-12-18-28.jpg?w=1149 1149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful book with appealing and colourful illustrations from Ken Wilson Max, showing to children across the world how they can actually make a difference to their world and the planet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenwilsonmax.com\">Ken Wilson Max<\/a> is an award winning author and illustrator, with over 70 books to his credit. He was born in Zimbabwe and has a deep commitment to African regeneration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterbarrybooks.com\">Otter-Barry Books<\/a> is an exciting children's imprint aiming to make a difference, push boundaries and publish books which children will love. They are one of my favourite publishers of children's books as each book tells a wonderful story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sue Martin Children's Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1391\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/02\/08\/the-night-gardener-by-the-fan-brothers\/cropped-cropped-dolphin-rt-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=512%2C512\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" 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-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=512%2C512\" class=\" wp-image-1391 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=130%2C130\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?w=512 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/cropped-cropped-Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=144%2C144 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\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 one family's contribution to a huge undertaking: the planting of the Great Green Wall of Africa. Set in sub-Saharan Africa, an inspiring story of how one family and their community come together to plant a section of the Great Green Wall which will being hope and regeneration across the continent. The story <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/09\/the-big-green-by-ken-wilson-max\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"The Big Green by Ken Wilson Max\"<\/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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