Series: Pedia Books

A captivating A-Z treasury about birds and birding, Birdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore. Featuring nearly 200 entries on topics ranging from plumage and migration to birds in art, literature, and folklore, this enticing collection is brimming with wisdom and wit about all things avian. Christopher Leahy sheds light on "hawk-watching," "twitching," and other...

An eclectic collection of strange and amazing stories about body parts you never knew you had, from acetabulum to zygomaticus major. Bodypedia is a lively, fact-filled romp through your body, from A to Z. Featuring almost 100 stories on topics ranging from the beastly origins of goosebumps to the definitive answer to the Motown classic 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted',...

An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the dog lover in all of us, from A to Z. Dogpedia is your gateway into the astonishing world of dogs. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics ranging from the wonders of dog evolution to the intricate ways dogs communicate with humans and each other, this enticing, pocket-friendly collection helps you to see dogs...

Florapedia is an eclectic A-Z compendium of botanical lore. With more than 100 enticing entries on topics ranging from achlorophyllous plants that use a fungus as an intermediary to obtain nutrients from other plants to zygomorphic flowers that admit only the most select pollinators, this collection is a captivating journey into the realm of botany. Writing in her incomparably engaging...

A garden of geologic delights for all Earthlings Geopedia is a trove of geologic wonders and the evocative terms that humans have devised to describe them. Featuring dozens of entries—from Acasta gneiss to Zircon—this illustrated compendium is brimming with lapidary and lexical insights that will delight rockhounds and word lovers alike. Geoscientists are magpies for words, and with good reason....

A fun and fact-filled A-Z treasury for the insect lover in all of us. Insectpedia introduces you to the wonders of the insect world while inviting you to make discoveries of your own. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from murder hornets and the 'insect apocalypse' to pioneering entomologists such as Margaret James Strickland Collins and Douglas Tallamy, this...

An illustrated mini-encyclopaedia about the weird and wonderful world of lichens Lichenpedia is a delightfully entertaining and beautifully illustrated A-Z treasury about the strange, obscure, and remarkable world of lichens. It delves into their unique and essential roles in nature and explores the ways they are used in dyeing, brewing, and drug-making, as well as how they have inspired writers...

A fun and fact-filled A-Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shoulders. Neuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your ears – the brain. Eric Chudler takes you on a breathtaking tour of the nervous system with dozens of entries that explore the structure and function of the brain and cover...

A fun, pocket-size A-Z treasury about sharks, featuring fascinating, little-known facts and captivating illustrations Sharkpedia is an entertaining and enlightening celebration of sharks featuring close to 100 entries, based on the latest knowledge and enriched by original illustrations. Avoiding tired factoids, shark authority Daniel Abel gives new bite to essential information about sharks, including their adaptations as top predators, 450-million-year...

An illuminating and entertaining collection of dinosaur facts, from A to Z Dinopedia is an illustrated, pocket-friendly encyclopedia of all things dinosaurian. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from hadrosaur nesting colonies to modern fossil hunters and palaeontologists such as Halszka Osmlska and Paul Sereno, this amazing A-Z compendium is brimming with facts about these thrilling, complex, and sophisticated...

A captivating A-Z treasury for the tree hugger in all of us Treepedia is an entertaining and fact-filled illustrated compendium of tree lore. Featuring nearly 100 entries on topics ranging from tree ecology and conservation to the role of trees in religion, literature, art, and movies, this enticing collection is a celebration of all things arboreal. In this charming book,...

From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders and disasters of the natural world. Mythopedia is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths inspired by natural events. Bringing together fifty legends from antiquity to the present, this delightfully entertaining book takes you around the world to explore sunken...

This little book is big fun.—Michael Pollan An illustrated mini-encyclopaedia of fungal lore, from John Cage and Terence McKenna to mushroom sex and fairy rings, Fungipedia presents a delightful A-Z treasury of mushroom lore. With more than 180 entries—on topics as varied as Alice in Wonderland, chestnut blight, medicinal mushrooms, poisonings, Santa Claus, and waxy caps—this collection will transport both...