The second book has Tarkine taking off in his Tiger Moth to visit the planet’s most endangered species. Tarkine and the children travel from Antarctica to the Arctic and from Africa to the Americas. Particular reference is paid to Australia’s endangered species, including the Great Barrier Reef.

Younger children will be drawn to the pictures and story rhymes he says and older children will follow how complex things are made simple through the combination of drawings and scientific facts from the World Wildlife Fund(WWF). Schools, particularly could benefit and Teacher’s Notes are also available through Forty South.