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One Small Island

By Alison Lester
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One Small Island by Alison Lester is a beautifully illustrated children's book that explores the delicate ecosystem of Macquarie Island. It tells the story of the island's changing environment, highlighting both the impact of human activities and the resilience of nature. This engaging narrative encourages young readers to think about conservation and the importance of preserving natural habitats.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring the wonders of a unique natural environment. It beautifully illustrates the story of a small island, capturing its history and the significance of its ecological preservation. This book may appeal to children who love learning about nature and conservation.

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One Small Island

Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand. A speck of green in the vast, windswept sea, it is a haven for many creatures that live above and below the waves. This title tells the story of this remote and precious World Heritage Site.

A beautiful, award-winning picture book by much-loved creators Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch about the remote and precious World Heritage site, Macquarie Island, and the battle to save it from environmental destruction.

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Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand. A speck of green in the vast, windswept sea, it is a haven for many creatures that live above and below the waves.

In One Small Island, Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch bring us the story of this remote and precious World Heritage Site. Together they explore the island's unique geological beginnings, discovery and degradation at the hands of humans, and the battle to restore it today.

This beautifully presented book leaves us with an important question: can Macquarie Island and places like it be saved?

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780670072361

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 August 2011

Country: Australia

Imprint: Viking Australia

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Coral Tulloch

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 227.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 32

Collections

Alison Lester Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books

About the Author

Coral Tulloch has illustrated over 50 fiction and non-fiction books for children. She is the creator of a syndicated page for children, 'The Tales of Wombat Creek', which appeared for over 20 years in newspapers throughout Australia and overseas. Her book Antarctica, The Heart of the World, which she wrote and illustrated, won the Environment Award for Children's Literature in 2004. Alison Lester is one of Australia's most popular and bestselling creators of children's books. She has won many awards, including the 2005 Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award for Are We There Yet? Her most recent book is Running With the Horses, a story based on the evacuation of the world-famous Lipizzaner horses from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during the second world war.

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