Amy Husband

  • 5 stars across 18 books

 CATHERINE BARR studied Ecology at Leeds University and trained as a journalist. She worked at Greenpeace International for seven years as a wildlife and forestry campaigner and has a long-running interest in environmental issues. While working as an editor at the Natural History Museum, she researched and wrote two major summer exhibitions:  Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert   and  Myths and Monsters  . Her previous books for Frances Lincoln are  The Story of Life  and   Elliot's Arctic Surprise  . She lives on a hill near Hay-on-Wye in Herefordshire with her partner and two daughters.

 

 AMY HUSBAND studied Graphic Art at Liverpool School of Art. Her first picture book,   Dear Miss  , was winner of the Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award in 2010, and she also wrote and illustrated  Dear Santa  , in the same series. Amy lives in York with her partner, working in a studio with views of York Minster.  

 

   STEVE WILLIAMS  is a biologist with a degree in Marine Biology and Applied Zoology from the University of Wales.  His lifelong love of wildlife was further inspired by eight years at sea, after which he trained as a teacher, and now teaches science in a rural comprehensive school in Wales. He is a beekeeper and lives near Hay-on-Wye with his wife and two daughters.

 
1st August 2014

Dear Santa

It's December and Santa wants to know what everyone wants for Christmas, as long as you've been good girls and boys! Mic... MoreDear Santa

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5th October 2017

The Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution

At first, nothing lived on Earth. It was a noisy, hot, scary place. Choking gas exploded from volcanoes and oceans o... MoreThe Story of Life: A First Book about Evolution

(8 reviews) Review
3rd March 2020

The Story of Inventions

This brilliant book introduces 15 of the world’s most incredible inventions to children. Using bitesize text and beautif... MoreThe Story of Inventions

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15th March 2014

The Noisy Foxes

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28th April 2016

The Frog Olympics

Laugh out loud with this wonderfully funny and charming picture book story about frogs coming together from around the w... MoreThe Frog Olympics

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1st August 2014

Dear Class

Who is going to look after the class pet over the holidays? Micheal is offering a balloon ride, but Nicholas is planning... MoreDear Class

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2nd March 2021

The Story of Climate Change

The Story of Climate Change introduces one of the most important issues facing our world today, and tells you what you c... MoreThe Story of Climate Change

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8th August 2024

The Story of Dinosaurs: A first book about prehistoric beasts

This brilliant book introduces the dinosaurs that once roamed our planet. Using bitesize text and beautifully bright ill... MoreThe Story of Dinosaurs: A first book about prehistoric beasts

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5th May 2009

Dear Miss

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6th April 2017

The Story of Space

This beautiful follow-up to The Story of Life brings to life the story of our universe for younger children. U... MoreThe Story of Space

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