What's that Flower?: A Beginner's Guide to Wildflowers - Couverture souple

DK

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1465405925 ISBN 13 : 9781465405920

Editeur : DK, 2013

Synopsis

Stop and smell the roses with this delightful flower spotter guide.

Know your geraniums from your pansies! This beautiful flower identification book features over 150 flower species found east of the Mississippi along with a simple, visual approach to help you tell them apart with absolute ease.

With its compact, portable format, this nature book is designed for ease of use anywhere ― ideal for nature lovers everywhere. Here’s what’s inside:

   • Similar flower species are shown together for quick comparison and identification
   • Fully-illustrated introductions explain the basics of flower identification ― what to look for and how to tell the difference between similar wildflower species or specimens
   • Overview pages on main features give readers more detailed information on how to make an accurate identification
   • The at-a-glance finder section at the back shows thumbnails of the species grouped in an intuitive way for ease of reference

Calling all flower enthusiasts! Are you interested in identifying the wildflowers you encounter on your walks along the coast or in the mountains, woodlands or fields? Look no further than What's That Flower? 

Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show different parts of the flower ― from the stem to the petals. Flower type overviews show you what to look for where and similar flowers are shown side by side for quick comparison and identification. 

It's the perfect flower encyclopedia for beginners, but also a handy reference guide for the more seasoned flower lovers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

DK Publishing was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children, and produces content for consumers in more than 87 countries and 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. It has a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. DK's adult range spans travel—including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides—history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGObooks. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher Rough Guides.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: DK
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1465405925
• ISBN 13: 9781465405920
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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