🌳 The Great Greenwood
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🍄 The Great Greenwood Story
Chapters 1 and 2 of The Great Greenwood are included in the free Acorn Path, giving learners a magical introduction to Emma, Gobo and their woodland friends.
The complete ten-chapter story and audiobook are included with Stage 1 Foundations Family Lesson Plan.
The Great Greenwood is also available to purchase separately through The Gobo Method shop.
Listen to a short extract from Chapter 6
🎨 A Note About the Illustrations in the book
As a practising artist, I am now beginning the exciting process of creating original hand-painted illustrations for The Great Greenwood, bringing the woodland to life through my own painting — including work in oils on copper, a medium I particularly love for its warmth, depth and luminosity. Over time, the temporary digital imagery will gradually be replaced by my original artwork, so visitors will be able to watch The Great Greenwood evolve from an imagined digital world into a hand-painted one.
I’ll be sharing parts of that journey as the paintings develop. 🌳🎨
Clare Littleton — Artist, writer & creator of The Gobo Method
🍄 Inspiration behind The Great Greenwood
Did you know that the Root Keepers of The Great Greenwood story are inspired by something that really exists?
Beneath every forest lies an extraordinary underground network called the Wood Wide Web. Tiny threads of fungi, known as mycelium, connect the roots of trees and plants, helping forests share nutrients, water and important messages. Scientists have discovered that forests are not simply collections of individual trees. They are living communities, connected in ways we are only beginning to understand.
Watch the film "How trees secretly talk to each other - BBC World Service" and "Hidden Language of Trees: How Forests Secretly Communicate | Full Documentary" and discover the real-life science that inspired The Great Greenwood and the magical world of the Root Keepers.
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Everything is connected.
🍄 Gobo says: "Sometimes the most magical stories begin with something that is already true."
🌱 Become a Rootkeeper Helper
As you explore The Great Greenwood, you become a Rootkeeper Helper, discovering stories, learning adventures and activities that inspire children and families to appreciate the wonders of nature.
Together, we hope to encourage more people to care for our forests, protect wildlife and remember that every small action can help something greater grow.
Every adventure begins with a single seed.
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🏡 About The Gobo Method
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