One Child

by Christopher Cheng, Steven Woolman (Illustrator)

One Child combines a simple text with richly colored illustrations drawing on the imagery of an old stained-glass window that is gradually cleaned to reveal the beauty underlying the pollution. A hopeful book about the environment.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published December 3, 2005

About the author

Christopher Cheng established the Zoomobile and taught at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, and now is a full-time author of children’s books. He lives in Australia.

Reviews

[Page Turns · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the state of the world at the crisis level well known to us, this book demonstrated beautifully how it takes choice to make a change. Highly recommend for use with all ages.

[Children's Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A concept picture book that encourages children to make a difference. The text is sparse and it is not a plot-based book. Pictures are done with ink and colored pencils.

Good for the classroom.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

toddler - preschool