Discover the incredible power of the circle of life in this unforgettable story about a leaf in autumn. The seasons have changed, and Keith is the last leaf on the big oak tree. When his friend Tod the blackbird suggests he might want to float down and join his fellow leaves on the ground, Keith refuses. Why should he, when hes happy where he is? But when he learns how everything is connected in one big ecosystem, Keith thinks it might finally be time to take the ride of his life . . . Read the story and then learn all about how each character in the story contributes to the oak trees ecosystem in a beautiful non-fiction section.
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Mike Barfield (Author) Mike Barfield is a best-selling childrens author, cartoonist, poet and performer with books in over a dozen different languages. After a career in comedy writing for TV and radio, he turned to creating award-winning non-fiction for children built on his love of science. He is the winner of the Blue Peter Childrens Book Award 2021 for the Best Book with Facts, and has also been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Association for Science Education Childrens Book Prize (twice) and the De Bary Award for Outstanding Childrens Science Books (twice). A typical day in his life consists of sitting at a desk in a very untidy room surrounded by hundreds of books, while he writes and draws things he hopes will make people laugh. He lives in a small village in North Yorkshire.
Momoko Abe (Illustrator) Momoko Abe is a self-taught illustrator based in London. She grew up in Japan, and moved to the UK to study filmmaking. She still works in the TV and film industry, whilst pursuing her passion for childrens books. Momoko was shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Award in 2019.
