Teacher’s Notes: Mother Earth by Libby Hathorn, Illustrated by Christina Booth

Teacher’s Notes: Mother Earth by Libby Hathorn, Illustrated by Christina Booth

Mother Earth is a warm, funny, beautiful collection of nature poems. Written with great sensitivity by multi-award-winning poet and author Libby Hathorn and with superb illustrations by talented artist and illustrator Christina Booth, this is a book to treasure and to celebrate our precious environment – for kids and families, students and teachers alike.

Let’s dream of what we can become,
Mother Earth, I am your son.
Food and shelter, climate, water,
Mother Earth, I am your daughter.

Bring Mother Earth into the classroom with these thought-provoking teacher’s notes.

Recommended for ages 0+.

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An Inclusive Celebration of Nature: Read Our Review of Mother Earth by Libby Hathorn, Illustrated by Christina Booth

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1 August 2023

An Inclusive Celebration of Nature: Read Our Review of Mother Earth by Libby Hathorn, Illustrated by Christina Booth

Publisher details

Mother Earth
Authors
Christina Booth, Libby Hathorn
Publisher
Lothian Children’s Books
Genre
Children’s Picture Book
Released
28 June, 2023
ISBN
9780734421555

Synopsis

Recommended for ages 0+.

A beautifully illustrated collection of original poems celebrating the wonder and complexity of nature and the environment, from beloved children's author Libby Hathorn, illustrated by award-winning artist Christina Booth.

Let's dream of what we can become,

Mother Earth, I am your son.

Food and shelter, climate, water,

Mother Earth, I am your daughter.

Mother Earth is a warm, funny, beautiful collection of nature poems. Written with great sensitivity by multi-award-winning poet and author Libby Hathorn and with superb illustrations by talented artist and illustrator Christina Booth, this is a book to treasure and to celebrate our precious environment – for kids and families, students and teachers alike.

Christina Booth
About the author

Christina Booth

Christina is a Tasmanian children’s author and illustrator who originally trained as a teacher and landscape artist. Her career began working as an illustrator to some fantastic authors like Colin Thiele, Max Fatchen and Christobel Mattingly. Her first picture book A Devils Tale was published by Hachette in 2007.

Books by Christina Booth

Libby Hathorn
About the author

Libby Hathorn

Libby Hathorn is an award winning poet and author of more than fifty books for children and young people, as well as books for adults. Translated into several languages and adapted for stage and screen, her work has won honours in Australia, United States, Great Britain and Holland.She was a National Ambassador for the National Year of Reading in Australia in 2012, and is an Australia Day Ambassador each year, visiting country towns to discuss literature, especially poetry, and give workshops to interested writers.

Books by Libby Hathorn

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  1. Jacob Eckart says:

    Enjoy learning and researching on the Earth. Content reflects the current state of affairs and attracts to research new knowledge. Learn getting over it scratch and share different messages together.