Hanna Nyborg Støstad
A beautiful, colourful and knowledgeable children’s book about evolution. Extraordinary Animals is a fascinating non-fiction book for children aged 6–12. A picture book that takes you out into nature, a read-aloud book for the whole family, and a great supplement to books used at school. It is quite simply a beautiful and educational book that arouses both curiosity and an enthusiasm for nature. Animals might sometimes seem to behave strangely and illogically, but they have good reasons for doing what they do. Animals that find smart solutions to problems live for a long time and have lots of babies. The best solutions beat the solutions that aren’t as good. This is called evolution, and evolution means that the animal world has a lot of clever tricks! Hanna Nyborg Strøstad shows young readers how evolution works in a strikingly simple, pedagogical and engaging way.
Marit Røgeberg Ertzeid
In The Sea for Little Ones, children are introduced to and learn about well-known sea animals and plants. The book is intended the very youngest of children but is also suitable for children in lower primary. It features the seal, the sea nettle, the shark and the sea anemone from Norwegian waters. Each spread has a large, clear close-up of the fish or algae in question, and a smaller picture that shows more. The facts give fun and exciting information about each thing. The text is simple, with words and expressions from children’s own world. Simple and accessible non-fiction about Norwegian nature for the youngest of readers.