One Small Island

Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand.  A speck of green in the vast, windswept sea, it is a haven for many creatures that live above and below the waves. In One Small Island, Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch bring us the story of this remote and precious World Heritage Site.  Together they explore the island's unique geological beginnings, discovery, and degradation at the hands of humans, and the battle to restore it today. This beautifully presented book leaves us with an important question: can Macquarie Island and places like it be saved?

Alison Lester is the Australian Children's Laureate and one of Australia's most popular and bestselling creators of children's books. She has won many awards, including the 2005 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award for Are We There Yet? Her picture books include Kissed by the Moon, Sophie Scott Goes South, and Running With the Horses. Coral Tulloch has illustrated over 50 fiction and non-fiction books for children, in Australia and internationally. She is the creator of a syndicated page for children, “The Tales of Wombat Creek,” which appeared for over 20 years in newspapers throughout Australia and overseas. She is the author and illustrator of Antarctica, The Heart of the World, which won the Environment Award for Children's Literature in 2004.