Bumper Book of Nature

E-bok

Engelska, 2010

166 kr

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Beskrivning

Go pishing for birds; become a bat detective; take a city safari; find snakes and lizards; identify spiders and their webs; look for owl pellets... Make nettle soup; or itching powder from rosehips; make a bark rubbing; an elder-stem peashooter; or elderflower fritters. Wake up in time to hear the dawn chorus; listen to the heartbeat of a tree; or just stand out in the rain for half an hour...With The Bumper Book Of Nature the whole family will want to switch off the television and computer, pull on their wellingtons and get outside to discover the endless bounty, beauty and fascination of nature right on our doorstep.Lavishly designed with over 160 full-colour illustrations of British wildlife and flora, along with gorgeous black-and-white line drawings throughout, this beautiful and timeless book will be treasured for years to come by children and adults alike.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-05
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781446402412
Förlag:Vintage Publishing

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Stephen Moss is a naturalist, author and broadcaster. In a distinguished career at the BBC Natural History Unit his credits included Springwatch, Birds Britannia and The Nature of Britain. His books include The Owl, The Wren, The Robin, The Twelve Birds of Christmas, The Swallow and The Swan. He is the outgoing President of the Somerset Wildlife Trust and a Visting Research Fellow at Bath Spa University. Originally from London, he now lives with his wife and children on the Somerset Levels.

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"Terrific, beautifully designed, inventive, creative and various. Bravo" -- Michael Morpurgo "This book deserves to be a bestseller. A marvellous compendium of those moments that bring youngsters into direct contact with nature" BBC Wildlife "Fabulous... The Bumper Book of Nature will bring out the bird nester and conker collector in every one of you. Suggested activities are arranged into seasons with beautifully illustrated indentification guides and interesting snippets of information" -- Val Hennessy Daily Mail "Your complete guide to British wildlife. This beautiful and timeless book will be treasured for years to come by children and parents alike" Daily Telegraph "This book's boundless enthusiasm for the countryside is infectious. And detailed but easy to understand wildlife guides will have you reaching for the binoculars" Easy Living