Humongous Fungus (Underground and All Around)

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Can it be possible that the forest’s five brave heroes might gather a magical potion and thereafter strike down Fungellus? Furthermore, his characterisations, from the dubious Dr Shroomsworth, to Admin Bunny or Blossom the Unicorn, are hilarious. The vast fungus kingdom has an estimated four million species — ten times more than plants and 600 times more than mammals. From the villains of the possible extinction of bananas to plastic-eating eco-warriors, there are more than 1.

However (Nonetheless), we cannot overlook (underestimate) the indispensable role they play in our ecosystem. And of course our food, medicine, actually every corner of our world you can think of — they’re there. It’s got all the silly humour and fantasy-lite elements of the picture books with a bit more for kids to get their teeth into story-wise: brilliant fun and plenty of laughs. It includes gross-out stories of fungal infections that kids will love, incredible facts about “bananageddon”, crop disease, epidemics, and zombified ants!

This is a weird and crazy book that engages young readers in a fun, creative way, and that introduces them to a non-fiction scientific topic with interest that they would otherwise likely never explore. It is a great book for children who are interested in learning about fungi, or even using it as part of a lesson in the classroom. Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secret goings on Inhabiting a whole kingdom of their own, fungi can be found in every ecosystem.

They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! They affect other creatures, too, for example by helping break down food, or controlling their minds against their will.It’s a fantastic independent book seller that will actually be responsive and select appropriate books for you.