We believe illustrated stories are the best starting point to learn new science.

Our books bring together concepts from a range of scientific disciplines, including: Microbiology; Zoology; Entomology; Botany; Mycology; Geology; Ecology & Chemistry.

The books can be used together to teach a unit on symbiosis, potentially using some of the Teaching Notes that accompany each book (links to each can be found on the Titles page).

Here are some examples of how we have embedded complex science into both the visual/poetic narrative and science sections in each of our picture books:

If you’d like to learn more about Small Friends Books (and other titles by Scale Free Network), you can download the article Teaching Science Concepts through Story written by Gregory Crocetti & Briony Barr, published in the teaching journal Literacy Learning: The Middle Years in 2020.