This is a lyrical and timely celebration of planet Earth, focusing in on many of the amazing aspects of the world as we approach the next millenium. Each page takes the reader to a new country/continent around the world, depicting something wonderful and special particular to the different landscapes, ranging from South American rainforest to ice floes in Antarctica, jungle in India to the coral reef of the Red Sea. The text is stunningly illustrated by exciting new artist, Rupert van Wyk, in a beautiful series of wildlife paintings, capturing the world in all its glory.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Oxford University Press .

Meredith Hooper is a well-known and successful author of non-fiction books for children. To visit Rupert van Wyk's website and learn more about his work click here