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Above, Below and Long Ago

Animals, plants and fossils in unseen places
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Produced with the Natural History Museum, this book brings you closer to the wildlife that's hard to reach – to the animals and plants in the skies, deep underwater, on clifftops, in caves, and underground. Find out how plants and animals have adapted to these environments... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Above, Below and Long Ago

A beautiful book, produced with the Natural History Museum, that reveals animals and plants that are hard to see in the skies, deep underwater, on clifftops, in caves and underground

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Produced with the Natural History Museum, this book brings you closer to the wildlife that's hard to reach – to the animals and plants in the skies, deep underwater, on clifftops, in caves, and underground. Find out how plants and animals have adapted to these environments and learn about wildlife from long ago. Filled with stylish linocut prints of wildlife, Above, Below and Long Ago is a book you will admire for its beauty as well as for the fascinating information inside.

Discover the snow leopard as it hunts mountain goats and sheep, the ghostly pale, eel-shaped olm, and a mysterious orchid that only blooms underground.

With gorgeous linocut prints, this beautiful book reveals the textures and patterns of the natural world.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526318138

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 March 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wayland

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jonathan Emmerson
  • Illustrated by Jonathan Emmerson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 238.0mm

Height: 294.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 64

About the Author

Michael Bright (Author)

Michael Bright has worked as an executive producer with the BBC's world-renowned Natural History Unit, based in Bristol, and with its Science Unit in London. He is author of over a hundred books on wildlife, science, travel, and conservation, including many for children. His bestseller Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown accompanied the popular television series presented by Sir David Attenborough. He is the recipient of many international radio and television awards, including the prestigious Prix Italia. He is a graduate of the University of London and a corporate biologist and member of the Royal Society of Biology.

Jonathan Emmerson (Illustrator)

Jonathan Emmerson is an illustrator and printmaker. Growing up on Salisbury Plain near Stonehenge led to a lifelong fascination with nature, fossils and all things prehistoric. He studied Fine Art at Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, and lives in St. Albans, making linocut prints inspired by the natural world.

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