{"product_id":"one-ocean-a-journey-beneath-the-waves","title":"One Ocean: A Journey Beneath the Waves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe renowned creators of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efollow up with a lyrical book exploring the wild wonders of the sea--and how the oceans of our big blue planet converge as one, teeming with life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo children and their grandmother discover a \"sea heart\" on the beach: a smooth, round bean the size of one child's palm, which has traveled the world on the Gulf Stream's current. The trio traces the bean's wondrous journey on a map--through seagrass meadows brimming with turtles and tiger sharks, coral reefs, underwater mountains traversed by whales, and kelp forests bobbing with seals--until it washes up, a full year later, on their rainy beach in Scotland. Narrative nonfiction at its best and most beautiful, this companion to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from zoologist Nicola Davies and award-winning artist Jenni Desmond is a fluid, well-researched story about the way currents connect us all to the vast ocean that colors our planet blue. Tackling, too, the global impact of humans on the ocean--especially the perils of plastic--the book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eemploys fascinating facts, gentle urgency, and specific conservation success stories to point a wise and hopeful path forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 7\/21\/26 - Hardcover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54332181676342,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-27at5.03.14PM.png?v=1785189802","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/one-ocean-a-journey-beneath-the-waves","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}