From the time Uno builds his house, buildings and people proliferate until there is a city. Plants and a diverse population of fanciful animals and birds diminish until only Uno’s garden remains. When Uno’s children and descen dants begin taking care of the environment, the “forest and city” eventually reach a “perfect balance” (n.p.)—shown in a stunning four-page spread vista. This beautifully illustrated book is also a counting and puzzle book. Readers can find and count buildings and the different animal and bird species, for example, the “Moopaloops” and “Feathered Frinklepods,” as their numbers grow less and then multiply. 2007 Green Earth Book Award (USA) 2007, Wilderness Society Environmental Award (Australia). hc

Originally published by Penguin/Viking Australia, in 2006.

Art + Arithmetic + Environmental Awareness=Graeme Base's latest masterpiece
From the creator of the international best-sellers "Animalia, The Water Hole," and "Jungle Drums"
Once again, beloved author Graeme Base introduces readers to a new world. And again, he interweaves the story with hidden images and mathematical problems (and solutions!), creating a book that can be read over and over, and at different levels for different ages.
When Uno arrives in the forest one beautiful day, there are many fascinating and extraordinary animals there to greet him -- and one entirely unexceptional Snortlepig. Uno loves the forest so much, he decides to live there. But, in time, a little village grows up around his house. Then a town, then a city . . . and soon Uno realizes that the animals and plants have begun to disappear.
"Uno's Garden" is a moving and timely tale about how we all unknowingly affect the environment around us, just by being there -- and how we can always learn from our mistakes and find ways of doing things better. It's an illuminating blend of storybook, puzzle book, and math book.