One Life, One Planet: One Koala in Fifty Thousand: Why Biodiversity Matters

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A beautiful picture book that explores how one the life of one koala is linked to countless other living things and why biodiversity matters. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum, the book helps young children explore conservation without being alarmist.

The book is part of One Life, One Planet for children age 5 plus. Titles in the series:

One Blue Whale in Ten Thousand

One Bee in Billions

One Amur Tiger in Five Hundred

One Koala in Fifty Thousand

Author Bio

Sarah Ridley (Author)

Sarah Ridley has an enduring interest in history, the natural world and many other topics, which has made her work as an editor and writer of children's information books endlessly fascinating. Some of her books have been shortlisted or longlisted for information book awards, including Dear Jelly: Family Letters from the First World War and Suffragettes and the Fight for the Vote. Sarah lives in Colchester with her husband and her student daughter's guinea pigs.

Vivian Mineker (Illustrator)

Vivian Mineker is a Taiwanese-American illustrator who mainly works with watercolour and gouache. When she's not drawing or painting, you can probably find her outside running around with her dog Darlie, browsing and sniffing at books in bookstores, and occasionally stopping for a cup of coffee or a piece of cake.