Cities Going Wild by Catherine Barr

Bring nature to the big city! Cities across the world are doing it making themselves friendlier places for plants and wildlife and happier, healthier places for all of us.

Find out about Sky Forests and Bird-Friendly Cities, Spongy Spaces and Rain Gardens, Insect Super-Highways, Living Walls, Urban Jungle Food and all the other ways in which cities worldwide are changing.

Have fun spotting the birds, insects and other creatures that share our cities. And look out for lots of activities, so that YOU can make YOUR city green!

‘A crucial book for children’s understanding of the symbiotic relationship between humans and nature, and the joy a connection to nature can bring.’ Bookseller

Shows how cities across the world are bringing live nature into urban environments, where most of the world’s children live

About the Author:

Catherine Barr is a leading author on science and nature topics for young children, specialising in presenting them in new and exciting ways. She worked for Greenpeace and London’s Natural History Museum before becoming a full-time writer. Her previous books for Otter-Barry are Red Alert: 15 Endangered Animals Fighting to Survive, Invisible Nature: A Secret World Beyond Our Senses (winner of the Teach Primary science book prize),Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the WorldandWater: Protect Freshwater to Save Life on Earth. Catherine is an inspiring speaker, who particularly enjoys visiting schools to share her books. Her website is catherinebarrbooks.me, and she lives in the Welsh Borders.

Christiane Engel grew up in Germany and now lives in Kent, England. She has a BA in Children’s Art and an MA in Children’s Illustration, and is an author and book creator as well as an illustrator, with over 50 books for young children to her credit. Christiane works with soft pencil, acrylics, watercolour and digital media. She has previously collaborated with Catherine Barr for Otter-Barry Books in Water: Protect Freshwater to Save Life on Earth, and Wildlife Crossings: Protecting Animal Pathways Around the World.

05 Mar 2026
 

Cities Going Wild: To Save the Planet by Catherine Barr ISBN 9781915659804