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Wild
A Child's Guide to the Animal Kingdom
Series: In Our Nature
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Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom!Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities, then understand how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover the endless teeth of a great white shark, learn how bats can 'see' in the dark and understand why gentoo...
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Next in the popular 'In Our Nature' series, Wild is a child's guide to the animal kingdom.
Next in the popular 'In Our Nature' series, Wild is a child's guide to the animal kingdom.
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Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom!
Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities, then understand how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover the endless teeth of a great white shark, learn how bats can 'see' in the dark and understand why gentoo penguins are so cleverly coloured.
Written by award-winning zoology writer Jack Ashby and illustrated by the inimitable Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is a book bursting with life like no other.
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Grow: A child's guide to plants and how to grow them.
Fly: A child's guide to birds and where to spot them.
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Wild
Explore the rich diversity of the animal kingdom!Meet dozens of creatures with extraordinary abilities, then understand how they have adapted to thrive in the wild. Discover the endless teeth of a great white shark, learn how bats can 'see' in the dark and understand why gentoo penguins are so cleverly coloured.Written by award-winning zoology writer Jack Ashby and illustrated by...Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781917044059
Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Magic Cat Publishing
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows
- Illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 256.0mm
Height: 310.0mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Jack Ashby is the manager of Cambridge University's Museum of Zoology and an honorary research fellow in the science department of University College London. He spends every summer working on Australian mammal conservation projects and has pursued animals, in the name of research, across every continent and terrain on earth.
Sara Boccaccini Meadows is a print designer and illustrator living in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from the rolling hills of the Peak District in England, she graduated from Leeds College of Art with a 1st class Honours in Textiles and Surface Pattern. Since arriving in the USA almost 10 years ago, she has been splitting her time between working as a textile designer, illustrator and artist. She takes inspiration from nature and the tiny details in everyday life to create unique and quirky print illustrations. Her materials include watercolour, gouache and ink pen. In her spare time, Sara enjoys cycling, hiking and exploring overgrown gardens. She documents a lot of her life and travels in little pocket sketchbooks that have become a valuable source of inspiration for her work.
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