Publisher's Synopsis
<p> </p> <h3><strong>A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for cosy nights!</strong></h3> <p><strong>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS 2021</strong></p> <p><strong>CHOSEN AS ONE OF COUNTRYFILE'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2021</strong></p> <p><em>'Timely and magical, it will open the young reader's eyes to the wonders of the natural world.'</em> <strong>NATASHA FARRANT</strong></p> <p><em>'Each page brims with the wonder of our natural world, so much to learn but all a sheer delight.'</em> <strong>PIERS TORDAY</strong></p> <p>Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home.</p> <p>When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart of a city.</p> <p>Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world ...</p> <ul> <li><strong>The breathtaking children's debut from acclaimed nature writer and literary fiction novelist, Melissa Harrison: shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and longlisted for the Baileys Prize</strong></li> <li><strong>Inspired by 1942 classic <em>The Little Grey Men</em> by BB, with shades of <em>The Borrowers</em></strong></li> <li><strong>A tale of disappearing wilderness that couldn't be more relevant in today's environmental crisis, brought to life for children by three tiny, funny, eternal beings</strong></li> <li><strong>Continue the adventure in book 2, <em>By Rowan and Yew</em>!</strong></li> </ul>
