Yucky Worms

by Vivian French

Published 2 November 2009

Worms ... they're yucky, aren't they? Not according to this enjoyable new book which reveals just how amazing the wriggly creatures really are!

Worms – fun, fascinating and wriggly worms! The humble earthworm plays a significant role in the environment, as all farmers and gardeners know: it aerates the soil, composts dead matter into rich humus in which seeds can germinate and plants can grow. Children love them too – especially for their wriggliness!


Growing Frogs

by Vivian French

Published 1 February 2000
A mother and child watch as tadpoles develop and grow into frogs.

Caterpillar, Caterpillar

by Vivian French

Published 30 September 1993
A girl learns about caterpillars and butterflies as she watches her grandfather grow them on the nettles in his garden.

T.Rex

by Vivian French

Published 7 August 2006

T Rex

by Vivian French

Published 1 September 2004
Explore the facts and fictions surrounding the greatest dinosaur of all in this fun, informative picture book and CD, part of the new Nature Storybooks series.

Take a trip to the Dinosaur Exhibition with a young boy and his grandad and learn about the greatest carnosaur of all - Tyrannosaurus Rex. Find out what we know about T. Rex ... and what we can only wonder about! Previously part of the acclaimed Read and Wonder series, T-Rex has been re-launched in the new Nature Storybooks series with a brand new look and accompanying CD read by Stephen Tompkinson, with story reading, song, extra facts and a read-along version.

Spider Watching

by Vivian French

Published 1 March 1995
Helen, who does not know very much about spiders, is introduced to them by her cousins and finds them to be fascinating creatures.