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M. G. Leonard

British children's author (Maya Leonard); writes the Beetle Boy trilogy, the Twitchers series and, with Sam Sedgman, the Adventures on Trains mysteries, as well as picture books and poems about nature.

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Watership DownBook Richard Adams

recommended

Which brings me on to my next choice, Watership Down (1972) by Richard Adams.

Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Nature Books for Kids

2017-05-03·fivebooks.com ↗

The Secret GardenBook Frances Hodgson Burnett

recommended

The Secret Garden, The Wind in the Willows, these are the stories that enabled me to face my fears and have the relationship with the natural world I never had as a kid.

Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Nature Books for Kids

2017-05-03·fivebooks.com ↗

The Wind in the WillowsBook Kenneth Grahame

recommended

The Secret Garden, The Wind in the Willows, these are the stories that enabled me to face my fears and have the relationship with the natural world I never had as a kid.

Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Nature Books for Kids

2017-05-03·fivebooks.com ↗

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