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One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth

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Overview

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.

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ISBN-13:	9781536226133
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	03/14/2023
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	587,854
Product dimensions:	10.19(w) x 11.63(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

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.

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05/29/2023
Davies and Desmond use time zones as the framing for a conservation-oriented tour of Earth in this eye-opening journey led by two kids, both portrayed with brown skin. The pair begin at nearly midnight in Greenwich, London, then head to Svalbard at 1 a.m., where they spot a polar bear mother and cubs: “Every year now the ice melts earlier, making hunting hard. The future of this little family is not certain.” At 8 a.m., they swim among whale sharks in the Philippines, while a 4 p.m. stop at California’s Pinnacles National Park finds them nestled in a red wildflower. On each page, text contrasts the beauty of the setting with the danger lurking from human-caused environmental damage. 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. Creators’ notes conclude. Ages 6–9. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

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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2022-11-29
A journey around the globe highlights ecological dangers the world over.
At midnight, two brown-skinned children living in London, in the borough of Greenwich, where time zones begin, take an instantaneous trip around the world to drop in on other regions (and time zones) “and see what’s happening on Planet Earth in just one moment.” The children observe a humpback whale in Maui (where it’s 2 p.m.), owl monkeys waking in Ecuador (7 p.m.), albatrosses nesting on Bird Island, South Georgia (10 p.m.), and more. The voyage is meant to evoke not only wonder at the natural beauty of the world, but also concern. Davies peppers the narrative with examples of how changing climates have made life more challenging for these animals, and as the youngsters return home, they travel “over ocean, where plastic clogs the waves; back over land…where fires burn and, everywhere, signs show the world is getting warmer.” The lesson on time zones and how the world’s animals spend their time becomes an ode to Earth Day, complete with protest signs, which muddies the book’s sense of exploration. It’s hard to argue with the message, but the wondrous sights, depicted in Desmond’s enchanting mixed-media illustrations with colors that pop, seem dulled by the environmental pitch. Wordy backmatter—including notes from the author and artist and information on climate change—tells rather than shows. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
Beautifully illustrated and well meaning, if a bit heavy-handed. (Informational picture book. 6-9)

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