Tommy Thunder's Little Bird

di Yvonne Fleming (Autore)

James Salenga (Illustratore)

The Weatherbies Ltd, 2025

Kids can learn about birds whilst overcoming a fear of thunderstorms with this charming picture book featuring a wonderful cast of characters - the troublesome Pollutants and the caring Weatherbies, led by the gruff Tommy Thunder in a tale of bird rescue. It is the eighth book in the Weatherbies series of beautiful picture books that make it easy for young children to remember key concepts about the world around us and the need to take good care of our planet. Tommy Thunder’s Little Bird models pro-social behaviours such as compassion and taking care of wildlife and the environment. It is also available in Irish as Tomás Toirneach agus a Éan Beag—choose one book or get the pair for parallel learning or shared reading in mixed-language groups. Key Features Engaging eco story by Yvonne Fleming for ages 2-6 Colourful pictures by James Salenga to enthral little ones Lovable, memorable characters modelling pro-social behaviours and values for young readers English or Irish editions available for parallel reading or shared reading in mixed-language groups Aligned to The World Around Us and other key Areas of Learning in the Early Years and Foundation Stage curriculum Aligned to the four Aistear Early Childhood Curriculum Framework themes of wellbeing, identity and belonging, communicating, and exploring and thinking Aligned to 12 global Eco Schools themes Created by The Weatherbies Ltd, UK STEM Ambassadors, the official Early Years partners of Eco Schools NI and partners of Twinkl NI Entertainment and education for young children Written by Yvonne Fleming and illustrated by James Salenga, the colourful picture books in the Weatherbies series are perfect for introducing eco topics and other concepts to children at Early Years Foundation Stage. The Weatherbies are a lovable community of friends who live, learn and play in the wonderful world of Skytown. Through their interactions with the world around them, each other, and the pesky Pollutants, the Weatherbies gang teach pro-social behaviours and values such as co-operation and responsibility. Language, music and learning The book series is also available in Irish, and can be used as parallel texts, for children reading them side by side, or for non-Irish-speaking parents to read along with children learning Irish. Learning is easier when music is involved! Kids can sing along with accompanying songs, The Tommy Thunder Song and Little Birds, on streaming platforms. Sing a Song with the Weatherbies, featuring Tony Kearney, introduces the Weatherbies gang to little music lovers, and Eco Tunes by the Weatherbies, featuring Clare Galway, has a whole host of new eco-topical songs such as Put It In the Bin, Little Honey Bees, The Water Cycle Song and many more. Deepen the learning from the book with the companion Fun Topics with the Weatherbies episode Birds, produced in association with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Trusted educational partnerships The Weatherbies are the official Early Years partners for Eco Schools NI, part of the global Eco Schools network delivering the Eco Schools programme by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), one of the world's largest environmental education organisations. The book series and companion materials are aligned to the global Eco Schools themes of biodiversity & nature, climate change, energy, food, global citizenship, health & wellbeing, litter, marine & coast, school grounds, transport, waste, and water. Access the full range of resources to go with this book on the Weatherbies website. The Weatherbies are UK STEM Ambassadors, are partnered with global teaching resource providers Twinkl and are learner members of Learnovate in Trinity College Dublin.

• Autore: Yvonne Fleming
• Illustratore: James Salenga
• Editore: The Weatherbies Ltd
• Collana: 8
• Anno: 2025
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 25 p.
• Dimensioni: 210 x 210 mm
• EAN: 9781739092528

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