Discover all about our incredible world and how to look after it - now in paperback!

Introduce your child to our planet in all its glory with inspiring foreword by eco adventurer David de Rothschild. From the deepest oceans to fiery deserts, tropical jungles to icy mountains, it lets you explore and get close to the places or 'biomes' that make our world so special. Read it together and you'll find out how life on Earth began, and see the effect humankind has had on the natural world.

Amazing photographs taken from space show how the Earth is changing, and what each of us can do to help preserve its fragile wonder. From recycling our bottles to making space for nature, there are tips, ideas, and website links on all the practical, positive things your child can do to help ensure our Earth stays amazing for a very long time to come.

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award. It was recognised by the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. It also was recognised by the Santa Monica Public Library Green Award for Sustainable Literature. It was recognised by the Society of School Librarians International.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Chris Woodford graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Natural Sciences. He is a science writer working for various newspapers, magazines and scientific journals as well an author. He lives in Dorset. DR FRANCES DIPPER is an author, lecturer and independent marine consultant who has spent a lifetime happily studying marine organisms the world over. A naturalist at heart, she has always loved the sea and has a passion for writing books about the ocean both for adults and for children. She has written and contributed to many books, but her Guide to the Oceans won the Royal Society Aventis Prize for junior Science Books.