A Celebration of David Attenborough: The Activity Book

by Nathan Joyce, Peter James Field (Illustrator)

Overview

A highly diverting celebration of television’s favourite naturalist, packed with games, trivia and Attenborough-inspired activities. Attenborough. Just saying the name makes everyone feel better. Words like "dependable," "inspiring," and "soothing" cascade like the rains returning to the sun-parched savanna. And according to a recent poll, he's the most trustworthy person alive, above Michelle Obama and The Queen. As the saga of Boaty, McBoatface showed (the research ship was finally called  RRS Sir David Attenborough), British people love silliness. And this book is a celebration of our two favourite things: Attenborough and silliness. You'll find games like Guess the animal from David's description, the David Attenborough drinking game, Create your own Attenborough coat of arms, Spot the fake species, Attenbingo, come up with a new animal print design for David's patented blue shirt in Patternborough, and if you find yourself in times of trouble, seek solace with the What would Attenborough do? self-help guide. Everything you've ever wanted to know about the great man—from fun facts and remarkable quotes, plus ludicrous games—lies within the sustainably forested habitat of these pages. It's the perfect present for, well, anyone, really.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911622123
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/06/2018
Edition description:	None
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Nathan Joyce is a freelance editor and writer. He is the author of A History of Insults (Dog 'n' Bone) and I Claudio (Blink), a compilation of Claudio Ranieri's greatest quotes, and a contributor to the Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Blink).

Peter James Field studied illustration at the University of Brighton. His clients include Time Magazine, The New York Times and Vanity Fair. Peter's work was recently selected for the 2018 BP Portrait Award exhibition. www.peterjamesfield.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Guess the Animals 10

Wit & Wisdom: Funny Quotes 12

The Most Trusted People 14

Puzzles 15

The Order of Merit 16

Species Named in David's Honour 18

Attenborough Field Notes: The Early Years 20

Attenborough Constellation Dot-to-dot 22

Patternborough 23

The David Attenborough Drinking Game 24

Attenboggle 26

David's Unofficial Gym Playlist 27

Ultimate Dinner Party Guest List 28

100 Greatest Britons 29

Create Your Own Attenborough Coat of Arms 30

Find the Real Species 32

Even David Can Make Mistakes 33

#Thuglife 34

TV and Film Awards 35

Boaty McBoatface Gate 36

Attenborough Karaoke: 'Let It Be' 37

Genuine Danger! 39

Atten'fros 40

Attenborough Field Notes: Early Adulthood 42

Attenborough Hip-hop Album Covers 44

Solving the Barnes Mystery 45

Wit & Wisdom: Funny Quotes 46

Hattenborough 48

Favourite Attenborough Moments 50

Guess the Animals 52

Dot-to-dot David 54

Emotional Roller Coaster 55

Desert Island Discs Choices 56

Emotional Roller Coaster 58

Tweets Posted While Watching Attenborough 59

Snakes on a Plain 60

Twitter Q+A 61

David Narrates You Through Being Cast Away on a Desert Island 62

David Never Utters a Cross Word 64

Planet Earth II Entire Series Script Word Cloud 65

Honorary Degrees 66

Where's David? 67

Wit & Wisdom: Flirting 68

Emotional Roller Coaster 69

Map of the Countries David Has Visited 70

Map of the Countries You've Visited 72

The UK's Most-watched Programmes of 2017 74

Match the Animal 75

Charity Work 76

Viewer Catch-22 77

Puzzles 78

Attenborough Karaoke: 'Here Comes the Presenter' 79

Wit & Wisdom: Conservation 80

Make Your Own Acrostic Poem 81

David Narrates You Through Being Cast Away on a Desert Island 82

Attenborough Field Notes: Early BBC Career 84

Match the Animal 86

Species Factfile: Davidus Attenboroughus 87

Spot the Difference: Rainforest 88

Find the Real Species 91

Emotional Roller Coaster 92

Find the Fossil Maze 93

Where's David? 94

Wit & Wisdom: Global Warming 95

Planet Earth II Facts in Numbers 96

The World's Most Travelled Person 97

Critically Endangered Mammals 98

Match the Animal 100

Attenbingo 101

Guess the Animals 102

Spot the Difference: Savanna 104

Critically Endangered Birds 106

David Narrates You Through Being Cast Away on a Desert Island 108

Where's David? 110

Emotional Roller Coaster 111

Wit & Wisdom: God 112

Match the Animal 113

War on Plastic 114

Find the Real Species 116

Attenborough Karaoke: Toto's Africa' remix 117

The Queen and I 118

Draw David on the £20 Note 119

Attenborough Field Notes: BBC Career 120

Attenborough Wordsearch 122

Write Down All the Animal Species You See This Week 123

Where's David? 124

Emotional Roller Coaster 125

Attenborough Hip-hop Album Covers 126

David Never Utters a Cross Word 127

Extinct Animals 128

Draw Sir David's Superhero Alter Ego 130

Animal Anagrams 132

Wit & Wisdom: Humanity 134

Attenboggle 135

Animal Mishaps 136

Blue Planet II Facts in Numbers 138

Design Your Own Attenborough Tattoos 139

Attenborough Field Notes: Return to Broadcasting 140

Critically Endangered Reptiles 142

Don't Disappoint David 144

Blue Planet II Entire Series Script Word Cloud 145

'Extinct in the Wild' Animals 146

Where's David? 147

Attenborough Field Notes: The 1980s and 1990s 148

Emotional Roller Coaster 150

Find the Real Species 151

Guess the Animals 152

Spot the Difference: Desert 154

Africa Entire Series Script Word Cloud 157

Colour in a Hummingbird! 158

Attenborough Field Notes: The 2000s 160

Critically Endangered Amphibians 162

Attenborough's Ark 164

Match the Animal 165

Match the Animal 166

Where's David? 167

Attenborough Field Notes: The 2010s 168

Spot the Difference: Urban Scene 170

Critically Endangered Fish 172

Emotional Roller Coaster 173

Where's David? 174

Attenborough Wordsearch 175

Merry Christmas Colouring-in Page 176

Emergency Apology Card 179

THE ULTIMATE NATURE QUIZ! 180

Thank You, David 185

Answer Pages 187

Acknowledgements 192