This is a celebration of the Great Barrier Reef and the significance it has on the marine life forms that it feeds, sheltures and protects. Written in beautifully crafted poetic prose, this is the perfect introduction to a beautiful and fragile marine wilderness.

Relates why the hippopotamus lives in water.

"Ting and her friends travel to two different futures using a time machine. The first future Ting explores is one of drought, submerged coastal cities, and refugee shantytowns. In the second possible future, Ting sees a huge change in attitude as well as landscape because people acted in time and averted the worst effects of climate change. Ting sees creative sources of energy, the power of planting trees and urban gardens, and a transport system...