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One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth
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Nicola Davies and Jenni Desmond's first collaboration: a spectacular tour of Planet Earth and a powerful rallying cry.
Where on Earth are you, right now? It's late where I am and almost everyone’s asleep, but I'm awake, looking out into the night. Wondering…
As the clock strikes midnight, a little girl and her sister visit animals of every shape and size, all around the world – discovering that, in some places, creatures have just started their day, while in others they're already busy hunting for food. Turning the popular concept of time-zones on its head and combining it with a powerful climate message and delightful illustrations, this book is narrative non-fiction at its most spellbinding.
“Nicola Davies is one of the best children’s writers in the business.” Huffington Post
“Jenni Desmond knows just how to make children’s precious imaginations soar.” Guardian
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One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth by Nicola Davies has been praised as a beautiful tribute to the planet, highlighting its splendour and delicacy in a sincere manner. It offers a fresh perspective in the busy children's environmental literature scene, providing an inspiring narrative that both celebrates Earth's wonders and encourages action on climate change.
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ISBN: 9781406394771
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 April 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jenni Desmond
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 40
About the Author
Nicola Davies 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, Big Blue Whale and the Ariki series. 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.
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). Her first picture book won the Cambridgeshire "Read it Again" Picture Book award 2013. Her most recent book for Walker is On the Night of the Shooting Star, written by Amy Hest.
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