{"product_id":"one-ocean-a-journey-beneath-the-waves-isbn-9781536242959","title":"One Ocean: A Journey Beneath the Waves","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe renowned creators of \u003ci\u003eOne World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e follow up with a lyrical book exploring the wild wonders of the sea—and how the oceans of our big blue planet converge as one, teeming with life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo children and their grandmother discover a “sea heart” on the beach: a smooth, round bean the size of one child’s palm, which has traveled the world on the Gulf Stream’s current. The trio traces the bean’s wondrous journey on a map—through seagrass meadows brimming with turtles and tiger sharks, coral reefs, underwater mountains traversed by whales, and kelp forests bobbing with seals—until it washes up, a full year later, on their rainy beach in Scotland. Narrative nonfiction at its best and most beautiful, this companion to \u003ci\u003eOne World\u003c\/i\u003e from zoologist Nicola Davies and award-winning artist Jenni Desmond is a fluid, well-researched story about the way currents connect us all to the vast ocean that colors our planet blue. Tackling, too, the global impact of humans on the ocean—especially the perils of plastic—the book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eemploys fascinating facts, gentle urgency, and specific conservation success stories to point a wise and hopeful path forward.Another magical tale of Earth. . . . Desmond’s illustrations perfectly capture the curiosity and wonder of the children as well as the marvels of the ocean. This ­factual and life-affirming book celebrates our ocean and reminds us to keep it healthy and wild.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal (starred review)\u003cb\u003eNicola Davies\u003c\/b\u003e is a zoologist and an award-winning author whose many books for children include \u003ci\u003eOne World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, also illustrated by Jenni Desmond, as well as \u003ci\u003eGrow: Secrets of Our DNA\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Emily Sutton; \u003ci\u003eThe Day War Came\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Rebecca Cobb; and \u003ci\u003eRide the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino. She lives in Wales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJenni Desmond\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eOne World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, also by Nicola Davies, as well as \u003ci\u003eJoy \u003c\/i\u003eby Yasmeen Ismail, \u003ci\u003ePuffin \u003c\/i\u003eby Martin Jenkins, and \u003ci\u003eOn the Night of the Shooting Star \u003c\/i\u003eby Amy Hest, among others. She lives in East London.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233451356389,"sku":"NP9781536242959","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781536242959.jpg?v=1767734193","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/one-ocean-a-journey-beneath-the-waves-isbn-9781536242959","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}