Precious Planet: A User's Manual for Curious Earthlings - Haliburtons & Co.

Little Gestalten

Precious Planet: A User's Manual for Curious Earthlings

£19.95

Award Winning

From crust to conservation, our planet explained

This spectacular book transforms our home planet into a fascinating house tour, inviting children to explore Earth's incredible systems through stunning illustrations and engaging storytelling. From the "security system" of our magnetic shield to the "greenhouse" of natural habitats, author Emmanuelle Figueras uses the metaphor of a shared home to explain how everything on Earth is wonderfully connected.

Sarah Tavernier and Alexandre Verhille's eye-popping illustrations bring to life our planet's 4.6-billion-year story—from the earth's crust and continents to the oceans in between. Children discover how tectonic plates form the "first floor," while continents become "living rooms" in this remarkable planetary home we all share.

More than just fascinating geography, this book gently opens children's eyes to the importance of caring for our magnificent planet. Through practical examples of conservation—from saving water and trees to looking out for each other—it shows how we can all work together as good tenants of planet Earth.

Created by Little Gestalten, this beautifully crafted book makes sustainability and conservation feel both accessible and inspiring, perfect for young readers ready to understand their role as Earth's next generation of caretakers.

Suitable for children aged 10 years and up.

Format: 27 × 37 cm hardcover, 48 pages, full colour

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Further Information

About the Creators:

Emmanuelle Figueras is a journalist and children's book author who lives in the south of France.

Sarah Tavernier is a French artist and designer who creates murals, books and pop-ups.

Alexandre Verhille is a French illustrator and author of several children's books.

Publisher: Little Gestalten

Awards & Recognition: Kirkus Reviews praised it as "Fact-packed and thought-provoking with an intriguing design, a colourful reminder of 'our beautiful home.'"

What's Covered: Earth's formation, tectonic plates, continents and oceans, natural phenomena, sustainability practices, conservation methods, environmental stewardship

Product Specifications

SKU: 9783899558371

Publisher: Little Gestalten

Format: Hardcover

Dimensions: 27 × 37 cm

Pages: 48 pages, full colour

Age Range: 10 years and up

Language: English

Publication Date: August 2019

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Why we like it

What makes this book special is how it takes something as vast as our planet and makes it feel like home—literally. The house metaphor is brilliant for helping children understand complex environmental systems, and the illustrations are genuinely stunning.

It strikes the right balance between inspiring wonder about our natural world and encouraging thoughtful stewardship without being preachy. This is environmental education at its most beautiful and accessible.

Little Gestalten

Founded in 2014 as the children's imprint of gestalten, the renowned German publishing house established in 1995. Little Gestalten creates enchanting children's books that pair compelling stories with striking visuals, ensuring there's a place for readers of all ages within gestalten's world of creative culture.

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