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Really True Stories for Family Time
30 Amazing Stories Featuring baby dinosaurs, helpful dogs, playground science, family reunions, a world of birthdays and so much more!
Contents No Place Like Home
6
Getting Married
114
12
Saying Farewell
120
Keeping Clean 18
Let’s Celebrate!
126
Mind Your Manners
24
Family Reunions
132
Tidying Up 30
Game On!
138
Storytime 36
Animal Homes 144
Animals in the Family
42
The Great Outdoors
48
Creepy-crawly Hideaways 150
Fun at the Playground
54
Camping Adventures
60
Splashing Around
66
The Wonder of Trees
72
Pedal Power
78
Let’s Go Shopping!
84
Up, Down, Round and Round
90
It’s Holiday Time
96
What’s for Breakfast?
Happy Birthday to You! 102 Growing Families
108
Water Babies 156 Animal Mealtimes
162
Epic Animal Journeys
168
Work First, Then Play
174
Dinosaur Families and More 180 Meet the Authors & Illustrators 186 Glossary 188 Sources 189 Index 190
Today, families can travel far and wide on camping adventures, because any heavy equipment can be carried in a car. If you’d rather be closer to home, you can simply set up camp in your back garden!
If you’re new to camping, there are a few simple essentials that you will need. First, a tent. A tent can be small, just for one person, or large enough for ten or more people. This is great if you have a big family. Each camper needs a sleeping bag and, for extra comfort, a cushioned mat to put underneath.
The Holi festival, or the ‘Festival of Colours’, takes place every year around March. It is a religious festival for people of the Hindu faith. Holi celebrates good winning over evil. It also marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, one of the three Indian harvest seasons. It’s a holiday for repairing relationships, or starting new ones. For many people, Holi is a time for fun. At this outdoor festival, people throw brightly coloured powder and water on one another. Streets turn into rainbows of colour, and so does everyone taking part. Different colours symbolize different things. For example, red can symbolize love and green can stand for a fresh start.
Mexicans celebrate Día de los Muertos each year in November to honour their loved ones who have died. The name means ‘Day of the Dead’. It’s a happy time, meant for remembering good things about people who are gone. During the festival, families tidy up graves and create altars with candles, flowers, decorated sugar skulls and the loved one’s favourite foods. People might also dress up in special clothes and paint their faces. 129
It’s not always easy for animal parents to feed their babies. A sea otter mum has to eat an enormous amount so that she can make milk for her pups. This means she often has to leave her pups alone in the water to go fishing. But, there’s an issue – newborn pups can’t swim!
No problem! Mum has a clever way of making sure her pups stay safe while she’s away. She fluffs up their fur to trap air inside so they float. Then, she wraps them up in sea kelp so they don’t drift off. Sea otters have the thickest fur of any mammal. When the babies are all fluffed up and secure, mum will leave them bobbing on the surface while she dives down for crabs, mussels or spiny sea urchins to feast on.
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Really True Stories for Family Time 30 Amazing Stories Featuring baby dinosaurs, helpful dogs, playground science, family reunions, a world of birthdays and so much more! Authors: Alli Brydon, Catherine D. Hughes and Jackie McCann Illustrators: Anneli Bray, Vivian Mineker, Sofia Moore and Skylar White Ages: 4+ years Price: £12.99 Format: Hardback Extent: 192 pages Trim size: 267 x 197 mm Pub date: 6th January 2022 ISBN: 978-1-9137503-7-4 In this compendium of 5-minute really true stories you will meet all types of family – human and animal! – and learn about the many ways they spend time together. From family bicycle rides to animal migrations, and from tidy-up time to cosying up with pets, discover the amazing science, history and culture of family activities. With up-to-the-minute, expert information and stunning illustrations, this book will bring out the joy of the everyday things we do at family time. • • •
Follows on from the success of 5-Minute Really True Stories for Bedtime In the past year, the pandemic has brought home the importance of family time, making this title timely and relatable This story collection showcases a diverse range of families, cultures and traditions with beautiful artwork that young readers can interact with.
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