Insect Revealed. Monsters Or Marvels ? - Couverture rigide

Tonnancour, Jacques De

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801440238 ISBN 13 : 9780801440236

Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Insects Revealed is a richly illustrated expression of the author's love for his subject. Jacques de Tonnancour's gorgeous colour photographs and accompanying text will appeal to anyone who already admires insects, and will convince the curious to learn more. Readers will share the author's fascination with and delight in a wide range of insects found throughout the world, especially in the tropics. Twenty years ago, de Tonnancour ended his career as a respected painter of natural history subjects to dedicate himself to photographing the creatures that have fascinating him since childhood. He has traveled the globe in search of rare insects. This book features his splendid portraits of individuals of many species and displays the knowledge he has gathered about the ecology, behavior, defensive strategies, anatomy, and evolution of insects. Throughout, de Tonnancour's clear, elegant, and sensitive language casts a spell as he conveys accurate scientific information.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jacques de Tonnancour lives in Montreal. Sue Hubbell is the author of many popular books on natural history, including Shrinking the Cat, Broadsides from the Other Orders, and A Book of Bees. Luke Sandford is a Manhattan based translator.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cornell University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801440238
• ISBN 13: 9780801440236
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 159
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible