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Team Planet!: Safeguard Living Heritage

Louise Spilsbury, Author

Series: Team Planet!

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: November 13, 2025

Category: Environment

ISBN: 9781445190006

Series: Team Planet!

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: May 28, 2026

Category: Environment

ISBN: 9781445190013

How would you like to join Team Planet, as they investigate some of the most incredible people and places in our world? You can hear spooky stories in forests in Europe, join in with a colourful festival in Central America or see some beautiful textiles in Asia!

These are all part of our living heritage – the skills and the knowledge about how to care for our world passed on from generation to generation. These are safeguarded by an organization called UNESCO. But our living heritage is under threat – from evolving lifestyles, pollution, climate change and natural disasters.

Come on an expedition around the world with us, TEAM PLANET, as we find out more about some extraordinary people and skills! Then discover what we can all do to help safeguard them.

You can discover the Land-of-Legends in Sweden, Kwagh-Hir theatrical performances in Nigeria, the Festivity of Las Parrandas in Cuba, Beekeeping in Slovenia, Traditional weaving skills in Al Sadu, and traditional martial arts in Cambodia.

Created in partnership with UNESCO, this book follows ‘Team Planet’, a group of children who learn about world heritage sites around the world and why these areas need protecting. Supports the geography and history curriculums at KS2.

Follow Team Planet in other titles in the series as they: Protect Cities; Protect World Heritage; Protect Oceans; Protect Geoparks; Protect Biospheres

Louise Spilsbury

Award-winning author Louise Spilsbury, who also writes under the name Louise Kay Stewart, has written over 250 books for young people on a wide range of exciting subjects. She loves writing children’s books as it gives her the chance to keep learning about new stuff. She lives and works near the coast in South Devon and loves to walk on the beach and swim in the sea after work. Louise won The English Association Margaret Mallett Award for Children’s Non-Fiction 2019 for Rebel Voices: the rise of votes for women.