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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

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By Oliver Jeffers

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  1. New York Times Bestseller and #1 TIME Best Book of the Year for 2017!
The exquisite and thought-provoking book from the multi award-winning, internationally best-selling picture book creator of Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers. Well, hello.

And welcome to this Planet.
We call it Earth.

Our world can be a bewildering place, especially if you’ve only just got here. Your head will be filled with questions, so let’s explore what makes our planet and how we live on it. From land and sky, to people and time, these notes can be your guide and start you on your journey. And you’ll figure lots of things out for yourself. Just remember to leave notes for everyone else… Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you’ve just got to be kind. Here We Are is the utterly heartfelt new book from Oliver Jeffers. We’re glad you found it. “An optimistic snapshot of contemporary life, this heartfelt hug of a book ought to become a classic” The Guardian

Reviews

30 Aug 2024

I really enjoyed reading it, it had very interesting facts.

28 Aug 2024

I like things about Earth so I really liked this book

27 Aug 2024

I recommend this book because it is really good!

27 Aug 2024

I like the pictures in this one

08 Aug 2024

My favourite animals are the octopus and the duck billed platypus

03 Aug 2024

Beautiful

30 Jul 2024

Fantastic book. Really informative about our planet and the solar systems. I loved all the explanations.

19 Jul 2024

I like the part in the book that tells us how many people are on earth which is 7327450667. Mean we are never alone!

10 Jul 2024

I liked this book because it told us about the earth.

10 Jul 2024

I learnt to pay attention to not only yours but other people's interests.
It was non-fiction.
I liked this book because it talked about Earth and Earth is a beautiful place to live on since God created it.
It would be a pleasure to recommend it to someone else.

10 Jul 2024

I liked that it had animals in it. I think other people would love it!

09 Jul 2024

I like the book and I have learned a lot about our planet Earth.

03 Jul 2024

This is my favourite book

13 Jun 2024

It has real facts in it, I found it very interesting and I would recommend other children to read it especially if they like space!

28 Dec 2023

I loved the way it described planet earth to a baby and why we need to take care of it. It was very simple to understand. My little brother loved this book too.

19 Dec 2023

This is a great story about learning basic facts about the world we live in

10 Sep 2023

Love this book, as it has beautiful pictures

31 Aug 2023

Very interesting book and good pictures

30 Aug 2023

This is a non-fictional book but written differently with lots of lovely illustrations. It is about a father teaching his 2 month old son all about the earth, our life on it and about how there can be different kinds of people but we are all human. I would recommend it to all my friends.

30 Aug 2023

It’s a very good book as you learn a lot of new things about our world.

29 Aug 2023

Leaves you with lots of questions. Lovely illustrations good representation of others from different ethnic backgrounds.

18 Aug 2023

I love this book because it has nice pictures. It says that we are never alone on earth.

16 Aug 2023

I liked learning about earth

14 Aug 2023

Very aesthetic illustrations. The tone was warm and soft. I can feel that this is a from a parent to his/her kid. It mentioned people and animals come in different shapes, sizes and colours. It mentioned protecting the Earth. It also taught the kid to be brave and always reach out for help from others. A very lovely and intimate book that lightened my heart.

10 Aug 2023

I loved this book and looking at all the different types of people.

07 Aug 2023

MissVParker

Great book. Can’t wait to share it with my class next year and start some interesting ‘All About Me’ discussions.

05 Aug 2023

A simple story about who we are and who we share our planet with. It touches on relationships and science and opens up the opportunity for dialogue and discussion around the deeper meaning of life.

03 Aug 2023

It has lots of information about Earth

03 Aug 2023

I like that it has a tiger. I wouldn’t recommend it to my friends.

03 Aug 2023

It was very nice and very welcoming. It was about how people are made and are born and how we are all different and all special.

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