Cover
Hardback
Size
275x240mm
Length
40 pages
Pub Date
Mar 5, 2026
ISBN
9781915659804
Age 6+
Cities Going Wild
To Save the Planet
By Catherine Barr
Illustrated by Christiane Engel
Most of the world's children live in cities. Text and detailed images by a highly successful author/illustrator duo show what cities in many countries are doing to bring Nature closer to home, to everyone's benefit.
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"Lush full-colour illustrations from Engel fill every page, accompanied by Barr's sensitively-written text about the importance of making space for nature to improve quality of life for all creatures. A crucial book for children's understanding of the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature, and all the joy a connection to nature can bring."
The Bookseller
"International in scope, yet teaming with local detail, Cities going Wild… to save the planet offers younger readers a hopeful vision of nature thriving alongside us in cities. Sumptuous illustrations and great examples of urban nature development work make it a crucial and urgent book to get in the hands of the next generation of nature lovers who need to know we can all make a home for nature on our doorstep, wherever we may live."
John Wedgwood Clarke, RENEW, University of Exeter
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Catherine Barr
Author
Catherine Barr is the author of many information books, including the bestselling The Story of Life, Catherine has a special talent for books on "big issues for small people". She studied Ecology at Leeds University and worked as a campaigner for Greenpeace. She lives in Herefordshire, England.
Christiane Engel
Illustrator
Christiane Engel grew up in Germany and was always determined to become an artist. She has a BA in children's art and an MA in Children's Illustration. Working on information books, she seeks to present important topics to young children in an engaging, respectful way. She works with soft pencil, acrylics, watercolour and digital media. Her recent books include Dump Truck Disco and the ABC Books for Me series. Christiane lives in Kent, England.
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