The Girl and the Little Gecko

Maya spends every morning in her garden, and one day she notices a tiny gecko resting on the warm stone wall, no bigger than her finger, with pale green skin and soft orange spots. Rather than fleeing, the little creature simply watches her, and a quiet daily friendship begins. Maya names it Little Green and observes how it climbs smooth walls, hangs upside down beneath the roof edge and clings to surfaces that look impossible to hold.

Wondering how such a small animal manages this, Maya brings her magnifying glass and notebook to the library and discovers the tiny toe ridges called setae. Back home she tests what she has read on a shiny leaf, a rough brick and smooth glass, drawing and labelling each result, and she explains to her friend Sam that it looks like magic but is really science. Written by Jane MEADOW, this gentle tale about observation and curiosity can be read on Kids Tale Book.