Out There in the Wild: Poems on Nature [Hardcover]

'Sometimes a book comes along that stops you in your tracks. This arrived today. It is beautiful, intelligent, accessible, deeply moving. Fantastic writing, fantstic art. A book for everyone.' David Almond

A stunning poetry gift book celebrating the natural world, illustrated by Diana Catchpole.

Out There in the Wildcelebrates our place in nature. It is packed with poems about everything that lives in the sea and rivers, on land and in the sky. You will meet eagles and skylarks, tigers and elephants, foxes, rabbits and bats, bees and butterflies and many other natural wonders.

These beautiful poems written by Nicola Davies, Dom Conlon and James Carter invite you to consider how we are connected to the wild. We are all nature after all.

Dom Conlonis a poet and author whose first two books were nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Through commissions for the BBC to being a UNESCO world poetry day poet, Dom continues to explore the many ways in which humans interact with and respond to the world around them.

Nicola Daviesis a writer, producer and presenter of radio and television, includingThe Really Wild Show. Amongst her many acclaimed books for children areBig Blue Whale,One Tiny Turtle, andPoowhich was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award.

James Carteris an award-winning children's poet, non-fiction writer and musician. He has visited 1500+ schools in the UK and abroad in the last two decades and performed at such festivals as Edinburgh, Hay, Bath and Cheltenham. His buzzy, high energy poetry days/ Zooms are ultimately all about encouraging young writers.

Diana Catchpoleis an illustrator and printmaker. She studied book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art and after graduating went on to illustrate children's books. She discovered printmaking in 2015 and the relief technique of lló+