Brenda's Beaver Needs a Barber: Reach Around Books--Season One, Book Five

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The wicked witch Oyin has imprisoned most of the island’s inhabitants in Beaver Towers, and when her powers are complete she will put them to death and rule the island. As a keystone species, the beaver plays a vital role in the creation of sustainable wetland habitats through its damming activities, providing living opportunities for a broad spectrum of wildlife. Is it possible to combine the increasingly dangerous world of the adventure-park business with the unpredictability of life in a blended family?

Beaver Field Signs: teeth marks; felled and gnawed trees; grazing lawns/vascular plants; feeding stations; foraging trails; lodges and burrows; dams; canals; scent mounds; faeces; tracks/prints. When Sumguyen threw a five into his tip jar the artist looked up, thanked him with a nod and said, “That is a beautiful beard. I don't want to totally spoil the narrative for you, but the tale sees Brenda's mates have a word with her about her unruly beaver, which is quite messy compared to theirs. Starring a charming cast of characters, Nicholas Oldland’s light hearted, contemporary fable highlights the importance of taking care of each other and the world around us. With their building prowess and distinctive features, beavers are a rare, but wonderful sight in UK waters following their extinction and re-introduction.

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With their unique scaly tail, chainsaw teeth, powerful scent and astonishing architectural prowess, beavers are unlike any other creature in the world. Brenda’s Beaver Needs a Barber‘ as you may be able to gather from the title alone, is brimming with double entendres, which should certainly keep the grown ups entertained during story time! With record numbers of beavers set to be reintroduced across the UK in 2021, securing the place of this mammal in the country’s ecosystem for generation’s to come, this is both a relevant and timely publication. Derek Gow delves into the fascinating history of the Beaver and the politics which surround attempts to reintroduce them to the British wilderness.On one double page, numerous men can be seen running from Brenda and her beaver as the text reads: "Brenda's beaver's big, Brenda's beaver's hairy.

Sometime you read a book where the passion of the author and the beauty of the language is so immersive that you reach the end feeling that you’ve been on an incredible journey. Gow tells us this with the clear-sighted and good-humoured energy and purposefulness of the animals he has come to love as well as admire. With a piercing and evocative style, Tuomainen was one of the first to challenge the Scandinavian crime-genre formula, and his poignant, dark and hilarious The Man Who Died became an international bestseller, shortlisting for the Petrona and Last Laugh Awards. Whilst the kids might see the story as the perfectly innocent adventure of a cheeky beaver in need of a trim, the grown ups will be trying their hardest to keep their laughs under control!It can be used as a field guide to identify beaver field signs and observe beavers in the wild by wildlife surveyors or general land users, or as an introductory guide for anyone with an interest in beavers and how to recognise them.

In April 2014 Reaktion Books published his illustrated monograph on the iconography of the hedgehog and his later book Linescapes (2017) investigates the impact that the lines we make have on the capacity of wildlife to thrive. It’s not just about beavers – it’s about humans too, and how, when we really set our minds to it, we can make a difference. In no way would I ever read this to a kid like some of the below comments suggest, but it would make a great gag gift.

Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Full of double entendre, it forces the adult reader to recount this story to a child, who will likely not get the innuendo, with a straight face. It's one of the first days of cold - the winter is coming, in the USA RBG lies in state - the threat of a second lockdown looms - people are miserable, isolated - the. The author's whimsical hand drawings, along with his voluminous vocabulary, make this book a treasure.