In gentle rhyme It Starts with a Seed evocatively explores the growth of a tiny sycamore seed Taking a journey through the seasons & years we follow the seed as it transforms from a seedling to a sapling then a young tree until it becomes a large tree with its branches & roots filling the page As the tree grows it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures
- squirrels & rabbits butterflies & owls
- who make it their home Beautiful & evocative It Starts with a Seed is a factual story that will touch children with its simple but enchanting message of life & growth Beautifully presented It Starts with a Seed has a gold embossed front cover gatefolds textured paper & specialised etching technique hand made by the illustrator throughout It Starts with a Seed was the winner of the inaugural Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction