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This beautifully illustrated and engaging book invites young people into the world of plants. I defy anyone finishing this book not to want to transform their home into a green oasis. -- Julia Willison, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This wonderful book not only opens up the fascinating and diverse world of plants but is also a beautiful and helpful handbook for everyone. What could be a better way to green our homes and have fun too. -- Dr Peter Wyse Jackson, President, Missouri Botanical Garden. The illustrations are divine and it's going to go down a treat in my classroom for anyone interested in the environment and plants. -- @Bedemeister on Twitter

This beautifully illustrated and engaging book invites young people into the world of plants. I defy anyone finishing this book not to want to transform their home into a green oasis. -- Julia Willison, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This wonderful book not only opens up the fascinating and diverse world of plants but is also a beautiful and helpful handbook for everyone. What could be a better way to green our homes and have fun too. -- Dr Peter Wyse Jackson, President, Missouri Botanical Garden.

Funny and clever, with illustrations that are a feast for the eye. An instant classic. -- Sir Tim Smit * Co-founder of The Eden Project * A fun read from start to finish with some brilliant experiments. -- Neil Jones * Chelsea Physics Garden * I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast (Flying Eye) is a compendium of plants so full of dazzling, delicious pictures that it's like opening up a world-class garden in your hands. * The Guardian * Many books have celebrated plants, but this one feels special. * The Observer * With a wonderful concept and beautiful execution (...) it is a book that will enthuse all that read it, both young and old. * Garden Media Guild Award * Beautifully illustrated, this deserves to become a children's classic. * The Daily Mail * I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast is a wonderful book with lots to do and plenty to learn without trying! A must for the library. * North Somerset Teachers' Book Award *

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Michael Holland worked as Head of Education at Chelsea Physic Garden. He is also a photographer, compost nerd and wildlife gardener. He has worked for the Garden's Education Department for 23 years and developed the innovative Chelsea Flower Show award-winning Shelf Life project. Michael previously taught at Kew and has talked to tens of thousands of people about engaging with nature in fun and creative ways. Philip Giordano is an Italian illustrator born in a small coastal town in Liguria, of Philippine and Swiss descent. He attended the Brera Fine Arts Academy in Milan, the IED (European Institute of Design) and subsequently gained a Masters in Animation Techniques in Turin.

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