The Penguin Book of Penguins: An Expert’s Guide to the World’s Most Beloved Bird - Couverture rigide

Fretwell, Peter; Fretwell, Lisa

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0241732069 ISBN 13 : 9780241732069

Editeur : Viking, 2025

Synopsis

'An ode to one of the world’s best-loved birds' Harper’s Bazaar

'The perfect book for the penguin person in your life' Daunt Books

'A joy' Horatio Clare, The Spectator

‘Electrifyingly charismatic’ Dan Snow, author of On This Day in History

‘The world's best-loved bird from the world's best-known publisher – what's not to like?’ Stephen Moss, author of The Bird Biography series

'Simply wonderful. If you like feeling joy, you'll love this book' Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a Tree

‘Beautifully written and illustrated’ Matt Merritt, Editor of Bird Watching

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A charming and beautifully illustrated book about the world’s most beloved bird, written by Peter Fretwell, a leading scientist at The British Antarctic Survey, and illustrated by Lisa Fretwell.

There’s something about penguins that makes them irresistible. Maybe it’s their comical waddle, their black-and-white ‘tuxedo’ plumage, or their apparent cheerfulness in the face of extreme weather conditions. Whatever the reason, their cult following around the globe is indisputable. Penguins can tell us so much about the world we live in – and what the future of both our species might look like.

In The Penguin Book of Penguins, leading British Antarctic scientist Peter Fretwell introduces us to eighteen charismatic species of penguin and the fascinating lives they lead: their evolution, behaviours and habitats, and their history with humans. From the fact that emperor penguins dive twice as deep as any other bird, to the story of a king penguin called Sir Nils Olav III who was made a Major General by the Norwegian Army, we discover through fascinating first-hand encounters (and even penguin jokes and emojis!) why penguins matter so greatly to all of us.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

DR PETER FRETWELL is an award-winning cartographer and lead scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, renowned for being a world expert in emperor penguins. He pioneered the use of satellite imagery to find and monitor polar wildlife, which led to him discovering more than half of the world’s emperor penguin colonies. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and has completed six field seasons in Antarctica. In 2020, he published the award-winning book Antarctic Atlas, which was a Financial Times Book of the Year.

LISA FRETWELL has been a working artist and teacher for over twenty-five years. She has exhibited her work in the Smith’s Gallery in London and in New York. She produced the line drawings and edited the book Antarctic Atlas alongside Peter.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

A charming and beautifully illustrated book about the world's most beloved bird, written by a leading scientist at The British Antarctic Survey, illustrated by his wife.

There's something about penguins that makes them irresistible. Maybe it's their comical waddle, their black-and-white 'tuxedo' plumage, or their apparent cheerfulness in the face of extreme weather conditions. Whatever the reason, their cult following around the globe is indisputable. Penguins can tell us so much about the world we live

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Viking
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241732069
• ISBN 13: 9780241732069
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: VIKING; https://www.penguin.com/overview-vikingbooks/; ; Attn: Andrea T Sheridan 1745 BROADWAY; New York; NY; 10019; Etats-Unis
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