The Blue Planet

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He is also director of feature-length wildlife drama, Meerkats - The Movie, for Harvey Weinstein/BBC Films. A great supplement to the DVDs, this book is filled with great photos and innumerable fascinating facts about the ocean. Over the last 25 years he has established himself as the world's leading natural history programme maker with several landmark BBC series, including Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), Life of Birds (1998), Life of Mammals (2002) and Life in the Undergrowth (2005). James Honeyborne, executive producer of Ocean, is the producer and director of award-winning wildlife documentaries for the BBC, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. The book is a companion volume to the excellent series on the Discovery Channel but it stands up very well on its own.I read it in Sir David Attenborough's voice, for the sake of consistency (and just because I love his tone and cadence). Dive into the unexplored depths of the deep blue sea and discover its secrets with this trusty and beautifully-illustrated guide by Lonely Planet Kids.

Emily Dove is an illustrator living in Cleveland, Ohio, where the winding rivers and fall foliage never cease to inspire her.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). He was Controller of BBC2 (1965-68), during which time he introduced colour television to Britain, then Director of Programmes for the BBC (1969-1972). Summary: Not perhaps as extraordinary as the TV series no doubt will be, but this will still fly on to the shelves of anyone even remotely interested in nature.

Honeyborne and Brownlow's gorgeous volume should please fans of the series and lovers of the oceans alike. I often find myself reaching for this book even having read it cover to cover whilst sitting on the settee, just to revisit these incredible images.There are no grown-ups, the excitement and danger of living on the blue planet would have surely withered away, but when a stranger arrives in a rocket that spells 'Let There Be Fun' in the sky, everything changes. Venture to the bottom of the ocean where creatures beyond your wildest imagination live in the dark.

About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids – an imprint of the world’s leading travel authority Lonely Planet – published its first book in 2011.With over 200 breath-taking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, this awe-inspiring study of life below the surface will amaze and enthral.