Jan Harrison
The story encourages children to get involved in planet Earth’s future by making them aware of the distress animals encounter from plastic, glass and litter, enabling them to make changes – no matter how small.The litter in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside prompted the author to start writing the book, but she was then further inspired by Sir David Attenborough and the BBC’s Blue Planet II programme. Seeing the impact human-produced plastic is having on wild nature on a global scale, it made her realise the extent of damage to our wonderful planet Earth. The author hopes to convey this message through the book’s watercolours, which, combined with the animals’ black and white images, highlight the stark contrast between the beauty of nature and the distress wildlife is suffering.
