Take a magical ride around the globe to see the wonders of a single moment in a story illuminating our precious and fragile natural world.
Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton in the Philippines. Quietly profound, this glowing tribute to the natural world-and reminder of its fragility-blends accessible science, lyricism, sweeping artwork, and a call for climate awareness into an ideal companion book for Earth Day, or any wondrous day on Earth.
Take a magical ride around the globe to see the wonders of a single moment in a story illuminating our precious and fragile natural world.
Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton in the Philippines. Quietly profound, this glowing tribute to the natural world-and reminder of its fragility-blends accessible science, lyricism, sweeping artwork, and a call for climate awareness into an ideal companion book for Earth Day, or any wondrous day on Earth.
Nicola Davies is a zoologist and an award-winning author
whose many books for children include Grow: Secrets of Our DNA,
illustrated by Emily Sutton; The Day War Came, illustrated by
Rebecca Cobb; and Ride the Wind, illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino.
She lives in Wales.
Jenni Desmond is an award-winning author and illustrator
whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages.
She is the illustrator of Joy by Yasmeen Ismail and the
author-illustrator of Albert’s Tree, among many books for children.
She lives in East London with her husband and their two daughters.
Davies is careful to depict both the harmful and helpful impacts
that humans can have. . . . Filled with informative prose and
stunning art, One World delivers on its creative concept and leaves
readers with not only a sense of awe at our planet’s remarkable
biodiversity but also newfound feelings of respect and
responsibility.
—BookPage (starred review)
Davies and Desmond use time zones as the framing for a
conservation-oriented tour of Earth in this eye-opening journey. .
. . Lushly imagined mixed-media illustrations offer a birds-eye
view, suggesting the vastness of the planet with documentary-style
spreads of penguins dotting the snow far into the horizon or
hundreds of baby sea turtles covering a moonlit beach. The
suggestion that all this ecological magic exists at the same time
buttresses the direct call to save the Earth.
—Publishers Weekly
The focus stays on Earth’s flora and fauna, and Davies points out
the necessity of each ecosystem and the human impact on that
environment. . . The combination of awe and wonder at nature’s
beauty along with the various ways it is threatened is a poignant
reminder of the caretaking role humans have mostly failed at. Mixed
media art has varying textures and richness to match the settings.
. . This could make an engaging Earth Day storytime, especially
when paired with Davies’ previous work.
—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
A journey around the globe highlights ecological dangers the world
over. . . Beautifully illustrated.
—Kirkus
This award-winning team takes a trip around the world to see what's
happening on Planet Earth i. . . This is a very interesting
oversized book with lively depictions of day and night.
—The Pioneer Press
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