My First Root Children

By Sibylle von Olfers

Root children awaken to explore nature's seasons, then return underground as winter calls.

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Bookroo's summary

As winter fades, Mother Nature awakens the root children, who emerge to frolic with insects and butterflies. They revel in summer's warmth, dancing in meadows and streams. But as autumn's chill arrives, Mother Earth beckons them back underground to slumber through winter. Discover the enchanting cycle of seasons through the eyes of these whimsical beings.

From the publisher

All through winter the root children sleep underground. When spring comes Mother Nature wakes them up, and they get ready to go outside into the sunshine with the beetles, bees and ladybirds. They play in the forest with the butterflies. In summer they dance in the meadow and by the stream. When Fall comes and the cold wind starts to blow, Mother Earth calls them back underground to go to sleep for the winter. The classic, seasonal Story of the Root Children is presented for the first time as a board book for very young children. While the overall story remains the same, the language has been simplified. All of the beautiful original illustrations are included, with some sympathetically adapted to fit the new format.

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