Using simple words accompanied by plenty of photos, maps and fact boxes, and drawing on the latest scientific research, the award-winning author of The Big Picture Book explores the effects of changing climate on environments around the world.

 

This book was recognised by the Wilderness Society Environment Award. It was recognised by the Australian Educational Publishing Award.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Allen & Unwin .

John Long began collecting fossils when he was seven and he found his first dinosaur bones near Inverloch, Victoria, when he was a university student. Since then he has travelled around the world on fossil expeditions. John now lives in Melbourne with his wife Heather, and one of his favourite hobbies is martial arts - he has a black belt in karate! John is Head of Sciences at Museum Victoria.