{"product_id":"one-ocean-a-journey-beneath-the-waves-hardcover","title":"One Ocean: A Journey Beneath the Waves - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicola Davies\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJenni Desmond\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This ­factual and life-affirming book celebrates our ocean and reminds us to keep it healthy and wild.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 11.51 x 10.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43880058028091,"sku":"9781536242959","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2274\/9755\/files\/5HNiNZCqAT9781536242959.webp?v=1785323763","url":"https:\/\/bookshopclassics.shop\/products\/one-ocean-a-journey-beneath-the-waves-hardcover","provider":"Bookshop Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}