https://images.google.bs/url?sa=t&url=https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/gusionsaber/post499368810// Jess can’t believe the stories that Grandad tells her about his days out birdwatching. ‘Birdwatching is fun!’ says Grandad, but Jess is not so sure. Jess decides she will have to go with him and find out for herself. When she does, she finds an amazing story of her own to share with Grandad. Simon’s Comments This story comprises of several letters between a young girl called Emily and Greenpeace regarding a whale that lives in her pond. Emily begins by requesting information on whales as she thinks she may have seen one in her pond. She explains to Greenpeace that she loves whales and thinks that the one she has spotted may be hurt. Greenpeace respond that Emily must be wrong as whales live in salt water, and so Emily replies that she has now added salt to her pond, every day before school. The letters continue to be sent with Emily sharing more information about the whale each time, and although Greenpeace do provide her with information, they continue to persist that there is no way that a whale could e living in the Emily’s pond. Eventually Emily writes to say that her whale, now named Arthur, has gone but writes a final letter to Greenpeace to say that she saw him at the beach and how much she loves him.

The book also highlights the exciting opportunities that Greenpeace can offer, ‘Perhaps when you are older you would like to sail the oceans studying and protecting whales with us.’ The forlorn Emily sitting on her bed now has hope of adventure and protecting whales like Arthur which takes the sting out of him leaving. Her room surrounded by posters and books of whales shows how she has continued her learning and has been studying already. Showing children that there are jobs where you can study the things you are passionate about is also a really important message. The heart-warming story of a little boy who misses his mum from award-winning author–illustrator Simon James.I must point out to you quite forcibly now that in no way could a whale live in your pond. You may not know that whales are migratory, which means they travel great distances each day. I am sorry to disappoint you. Until next time, do good looking for adventures, clean your ears out for good listening and turn your noggins (brains) on for good learning. Look at photos of whales and use these as the starting point for your own illustrations, pictures and paintings. We never find out if Emily really did see a whale in her pond. I would like to think she did find Arthur in her garden and fed him cornflakes and stroked his head. I think the children would also like to believe this too as we form an attachment to Arthur throughout the book. This could easily lead on to a study about whales themselves and the journeys they take through the ocean when they go on migration. The children could imagine where Arthur goes next and continue his story as he travels through the waves. Unique, quirky, gentle, warm hearted and thoughtful, Dear Greenpeace is a pleasure to read, and cleverly avoids the trap of being preachy and precious about its subject. (Ages 3 to 6) -- Susan Harrison

Pete the badger likes to keep everything neat and tidy, but his over-zealous cleaning begins to have a damaging impact on the forest. This entertaining picture book, with its rich illustrations, carries an important environmental message. Imagine a baby so clever he’s ready to go to school the day after he’s born! Baby Brains is a doctor by the time he’s two weeks old! Is there nothing he can’t do?It s about Emily who writes to Greenpeace regarding a whale she saw in her pond. She asks for more information on whales. Find out about the sizes of different animals (including humans and whales) and use this to create some graphs and charts. Worried that the whale living in her pond is unhappy, Emily writes to Greenpeace, who, though offering the best of advice, insist that it is impossible for a whale to live in a pond. Undeterred, Emily continues to seek the best course of action for her beloved whale, finally setting him free. About This Edition ISBN: It is 25 years since Dear Greenpeace, Simon James’s classic picture about the environment was first published. It has just been reissued this month which shows that the lessons from it still need to be learnt! An ecological fantasy, Dear Greenpeace is told in letters to Greenpeace from a little girl who is worried about the whale that is living in her pond. Greenpeace explain that whales need more space and that they are migratory, meaning that they travel a long way every day. Emily’s imaginary story to herself and the scientific replies that Greenpeace give her provide a perfect basis for asking questions about the environment and especially about animals and freedom.’ Emily has a whale living in her garden pond, so she writes letters to Greenpeace for information about him. Each reply from Greenpeace is helpful, yet insistent that there can't possibly be a whale in her garden.