Start Small, Think Big: Small, Speckled Egg

Written by Mary Auld and illustrated by Anna Terreros-Martin

(Publishing 1st August 2023 with Mama Makes Books)

Start Small, Think Big is a series that sets young readers on a journey of discovery, beginning from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where they really have to think big! Small Speckled Egg starts with an egg. The fluffy chick that emerges is an Arctic tern – one of the most remarkable creatures on the planet. The story of her life is told clearly and carefully in a way that builds understanding. The gorgeous illustrations draw the reader into the tern's world, to watch her grow from chick to fledgling to juvenile, and marvel at her long migration with her family from the top of the world to the bottom and back again. It's a journey she does every year of her life. The story ends with her meeting her lifelong mate and the 50 adorable chicks they have in their lifetime. To make this a truly special primary-science picture book, there is a big fold-out map at the back showing the tern’s record-breaking migration, as well as an illustrated lifecycle, big-thinking stats and facts, and an I-Spy of the polar animals for young readers to go back and find in the book.