A lyrical celebration of planet Earth, focusing in on many of the amazing aspects of the world as we approach the next millennium. Each page takes the reader to a country/continent around the world, depicting something wonderful and special particular to the different landscapes, ranging from South American rainforest to ice flows in Antarctica, jungle in India to the coral reef of the Red Sea. The text is illustrated by new artist, Rupert van Wyk, in a beautiful series of wildlife paintings, capturing the world in all its glory.