One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth

Ages 6 to 9, Grades 1 to 4

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.

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.