Protecting the Planet: The Secret World of Seahorses

A beautifully illustrated and poignant story of how seahorses have dealt with modern climate change; a new addition to Walker's Protecting the Planet series.It can be difficult to spot a seahorse! Seahorses don't look like other fish and they don't swim around in shoals. They like to hide deep in the ocean amongst the rocks and reefs and weeds. But over the years, it has become harder and harder to spot these elusive creatures...In this poignant picture book, bestselling children's author Nicola Davies explores why one of the world's best-loved creatures is disappearing from our oceans. Each year, more than 20 million seahorses are caught by humans and taken from the ocean – and even where seahorses are safe from humans, climate change is having a drastic impact on their habitats.With luminous illustrations by Lou Baker-Smith, this new addition to the Protecting the Planet series is a celebration of one of the word's most extraordinary creatures ... and it has an important, hopeful message to share about how human beings can change for the better.

Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include the A First Book of... and Tiny series, The Promise, King of the Sky and The Day War Came. In 2017, she became the first ever recipient of the SLA’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Information Books. Nicola lives in Pembrokeshire. Visit her at www.nicola-davies.com.Lou Baker-Smith is an illustrator and designer whose work has appeared in magazines, greeting cards, on packaging and more. She has illustrated children's non-fiction for publishers including Quarto and Wellbeck. She lives in Bath.