NOTABLE BOOK: 2026 CBCA Book of the Year, Eve Pownall Award
Deep in the ocean, far beyond the reach of even the brightest sun, the earth quakes. Hagfish scatter and snailfish flutter. Lava pillows flash and fade, rumpling the seabed as a new volcano births a mountain. Where hot meets cold, a chimney forms. Here begins a colony of unexpected creatures. Other chimneys grow and cool, grow and cool, while the mountain stretches ever upwards. A rumble becomes a roar and the sea boils. Lava fireworks the sky. A new island is born.
More volcanoes erupt under water than exist on land. In the vein of Iceberg and Tree - combining deep scientific research, lyrical language and stunning illustrations - Volcano is the next exploration of the natural world from the CBCA award-winning team of Claire Saxby and Jess Racklyeft.
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Claire Saxby is an award-winning and bestselling picture book author. Her previous books with Walker, Big Red Kangaroo and Emu, both illustrated by Graham Byrne, have won numerous awards. Claire lives in Melbourne, Australia, where she works part-time in a bookshop. Find her online at clairesaxby.wordpress.com, on Twitter as @SaxbyClaire, and on Instagram as
More about Claire SaxbyJess Racklyeft works with a medley of materials including watercolours, paints and digital bits and pieces. She was selected for Luerzer's Archive 200 Best Illustrators of the World 2013/2014 and the Etsy Design Awards, and has been a finalist in the Kids' Book Review Illustration Competition. Along with creating picture books, Jess works wit
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