A fast-paced novel for children ages 10+. Lucy, a schoolgirl of 11,finds that the animals of the world have been expecting her for more than a million years. She is The Promised One - the only person on earth with her awesome and extraordinary powers of communication with animals - and her destiny is to save the planet. Her adventures take her to the heart of the greatest jungle on earth, where the animals help her to overcome ruthless and deadly foes.