One World
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Cover Story
On the front of BfK this month is the cover of On Christmas Eve by Peter Collington - see his accompanying piece in this issue. The book was published by Heinemann (the paperback version is now available) and the animated film will be shown on TV at Christmas - all details are given at the foot of Peter Collington's delightful double-page spread. We thank Heinemann for their help in using this illustration.
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Two children explore a rock pool and empty it of its organic riches, leaving only pollution. Then they clean up the pollution, repopulate the pool and walk away as the tide comes in to reunite it with the ocean. The link between the tiny and the vast is the core of this simple story. The minute denizens of great whales; the smear of oil on its surface is a reminder of a poisoned world; the children's decision to restore the ransacked habitat promises hope for the earth. This book is a sermon, but one so economical with words and profuse with beautiful illustrations that its message is conveyed as lucidly as birdsong.
