Ringo the Ginkgo

A beautiful living fossil that acts like a time machine? Check.A wiggling anomaly of a leaf? Check.A photosynthesis factory? Check. A living breathing key to curiosity? Definite check.That’s Ringo the Ginkgo.Throughout the picture book, Ringo the Ginkgo leads the reader on an adventure through the Jurassic period where the reader meets some of Ringo’s amazing dinosaur pals and learns Ginkgo trees are living fossils that have been unchanged for millions of years.The journey continues with a quick brush-up biology course covering the glorious life sustaining process of photosynthesis.This homage to science, nature, and art is also a gentle, yet necessary, reminder of how much we rely on plants for our oxygen and how important it is to live symbiotically. The closing pages engage the reader with a set of questions and a request to flip Ringo upside down.This results in a visual transformation revealing a ‘curiosity key,’ which opens perception and imaginationwhile encouraging creativity and wonder. Read more