From the authors of A Gap in Nature, a breathtaking visual adventure
showcasing ninety of the world’s most astounding creatures.
Sumptuous birds of paradise, amazing soft-shell turtles, frogs that
look like tomatoes, and terrifying fish (including the deep-water
angler fish from Finding Nemo) are just some of the extraordinary
creatures that can be found in Tim Flannery and Peter Schouten’s new
book, Astonishing Animals. Superbly illustrated with lifelike
full-color paintings, Astonishing Animals details ninety of the
world’s most amazing animals from around the world. In this book you
will find the hairy seadevil; the spectacular Sulawesi naked bat; and
in the depths of the limestone caves in Slovenia, the olm, a pink,
four-legged, sightless salamander that lives for a hundred years. In
fascinating vignettes, Flannery offers the true evolutionary tale of
how each of these bizarre creatures came to look the way they do.
Alongside each historical account is a stunning hand-painted color
reproduction (life-size in the original painting) by Schouten.
Filled with purple-faced apes, jagged-toothed dolphins, and antlered
lizards, Astonishing Animals is a remarkable collection of the
world’s most incredible creatures and the stories behind their
remarkable survival into a modern age. “An elegant paean to some
of the world’s strangest and/or most beautiful creatures.” —Mary
Ann Gwinn, The Seattle Times “As beautiful as it is fascinating,
this book will be relished by animal lovers of all stripes.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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ISBN
9780802194176
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Atlantic Monthly Press (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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