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One Ocean: A Journey Beneath the Waves

Brief Description
Nicola Davies and Jenni Desmond's second collaboration: a spellbinding tour of the world's oceans and an important rallying cry. We humans mostly live on land – so, we think that land is the most important thing there is. But if you look at Earth from space,... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Nicola Davies and Jenni Desmond's second collaboration: a spellbinding tour of the world's oceans and an important rallying cry.

We humans mostly live on land – so, we think that land is the most important thing there is. But if you look at Earth from space, you see our planet isn’t green or brown, like the land. It’s blue.

A child and their grandmother discover a "sea heart" on their nearby beach: a smooth, round bean, the size of the child's palm, which has travelled all around the world on the Gulf Stream's current. The unfolding story shows readers how the oceans of the world are closely connected – to each other and, in turn, to all of us.

Combining fascinating biology, spectacular artwork and an important climate message, Nicola Davies and Jenni Desmond’s latest book together is a magnificent celebration of our one wild ocean.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529512939

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jenni Desmond

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 288.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 40

About the Author

Nicola Davies, Welsh Children's Laureate, is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include A First Book of Nature, A First Book of the Sea, Tiny, Lots, The Promise, King of the Sky, Ice Bear and Big Blue Whale. She graduated in zoology, studied whales and bats and then worked for the BBC Natural History Unit. In 2017, she became the first ever recipient of the SLA’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books. Visit Nicola at www.nicola-davies.com, or follow her on X under the handle @nicolakidsbooks.

Jenni Desmond is an illustrator, artist and picture book author, working from a studio in a rattling railway arch in east London. She graduated with distinction from the Masters in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art (APU), and her books have won awards including the Cambridgeshire "Read it Again" Picture Book Award. Visit Jenni's website: www.jennidesmond.com

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