DK Eyewitness Guides: Insect - Couverture rigide

Mound, Laurence

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ISBN 10 : 0863184081 ISBN 13 : 9780863184086

Editeur : Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Insects have been around on Earth since before the first dinosaurs appeared. They live everywhere - from scorching deserts to gloomy caverns - and this collection of superb photographs opens our eyes to their amazing variety and complexity.Beginning with the body structure of a beetle and the differences between insects and other invertebrates the book reveals fascinating facts about insect life-cycles and social life. There are incredible close-up shots including the grasping legs of a praying mantis as well as real-life photographic sequences. Rare and exotic specimens are also featured including the biggest dragonfly in the world and a beetle that looks like a violin.Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London Insect introduces the reader to the remarkable natural history and hidden life of insects worldwide.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A visual and informative guide to the numerous crawly creatures on Earth, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.

Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to some of the most successful, adaptable, and numerous crawly creatures on the planet with DK Eyewitness Books: Insect. See how the first animals to fly actually take to the skies; discover the difference between beetles and bugs; witness a wasp building a nest; play hide-and-seek with moths; and learn much more about the anatomy, behavior, habitats, and classification of the billions of insects on Earth.

Now available for the first time in paperback, DK Eyewitness Books: Insect is a visual and informative guide to these fascinating creatures.

Series Overview: Each revised Eyewitness book retains the stunning artwork and photography from the groundbreaking original series, but the text has been reduced and reworked to speak more clearly to younger readers. Still on every colorful page: vibrant annotated photographs and the integrated text-and-pictures approach that makes Eyewitness a perennial favorite of parents, teachers, and school-age kids.

Revue de presse

Past praise for the DK Eyewitness Books series:

"The folks at DK have almost single-handedly rejuvenated if not reinvented the often moribund world of non-fiction books for children." — Newsweek

"A mini museum between the covers of a book." — The New York Times

"These books' striking visual impact will draw in even the most casual readers." — School Library Journal

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0863184081
• ISBN 13: 9780863184086
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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