Sally Symes worked for many years as a designer of
children's books before turning her skills to writing them. Her
collaborations with Nick Sharratt have won several awards,
including The Educational Writers' Award for Gooey, Chewy, Rumble,
Plop, and The Southampton Favourite Book to Share Award for
Something Beginning with Blue. She works from a shed in Sussex, UK,
accompanied by her grumpy cat.
Kate Slater grew up on a beautiful farm in deepest
Staffordshire, and studied illustration at Kingston University. Her
children’s books include A is for Ant, The Birthday Crown, The
Little Red Hen, ABC London, Magpie’s Treasure, Make Your Own Birds
of Prey and Make your Own Flying Machines. Alongside work for
publishing, editorial and advertising, she has created several
large-scale installations and window displays.
With clear and accessible explanations, diagrams, photography, Kate
Slater’s stunning illustrations, intriguing picture puzzles, wacky
facts, and an exploration of some of the world’s still unsolved
mysteries, this brilliantly conceived and created book is the ideal
food to nurture enquiring minds and instill an appetite for
learning in the years to come
*Pam Norfolk*
This engaging book is sure to be a HUGE hit … Britannica First Big
Book of Why is a fantastic example of non-fiction with all the text
features children learn in their early years at school.
*Scope for Imagination*
'The perfect resource for curious kids (and their bamboozled
parents), Britannica First Big Book of Why answers all those
essential questions about the world around us in a fun, vibrant
way.
*The Waterstones Round Up: October's Best Children's Books
2021*
If you know a child who might ask such questions as "Why do flies
like poo?"; "why do frogs croak?"; "why does music make me want to
dance?"; "why don’t skyscrapers fall over?"; or perhaps "Why does
Saturn have rings?" then you definitely need to keep a copy of this
book to hand, be that at home or in your KS1 classroom. It will
also go down well with slightly older, visual learners.
*Red Reading Hub*
A vibrant, authoritative bumper question and answer book … you'll
learn as many eye-opening facts as the kids.
*The School Run*
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