Winner of the 2019 Whitley Medal With her home under threat from a warming ocean, Zobi, a brave rhizobia bacterium, teams up with a family of slow but steady Zoox (zooxanthellae). As the coral bleaches, everyone begins to starve. Can Zobi and the Zoox work together to save the day? This beautifully illustrated science-adventure story, set on the Great Barrier Reef, was originally published in 2015, but has been extensively re-written and revised to delight and captivate primary-school aged readers. Zobi and the Zoox: A Story of Coral Bleaching is the first in the new Small Friends Books series - Stories of Partnership and Cooperation in Nature. Features: A beautifully illustrated science-adventure story, set on the Great Barrier Reef Accurate scientific text, created in collaboration with coral scientists Engages children in the invisible world of microbes An extensively re-worked edition of an original book published in 2015 The Small Friends Books series combines cutting-edge scientific research, rich narrative and beautiful illustrations to tell stories that describe symbiotic partnerships between microbes and larger life forms.