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OverviewReaders are invited to travel across some of world's driest landscapes and discover the remarkable animals and plants that survive in desert climates, both hot and cold. Along the way, they will encounter over 300 rare and little known plants, animals, reptiles, birds and insects, casting new light on desert environments and revealing the abundance of life underlying their barren image. Through fifteen bright and graphic desert landscapes the book looks in detail at unusual species, their tactics for survival, nocturnal desert life, the desert food chain, lethal creatures and degrees of dryness. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vassiliki TzomakaPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780500651988ISBN 10: 0500651981 Pages: 56 Publication Date: 18 June 2020 Recommended Age: From 7 to 10 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsWhat is a Desert? * Wind, Sand & Rain * Tribes & Patterns * Antarctica * The Arctic The Great Basin * The Sonoran * The Chihuahuan & Mojave Deserts * The Atacama Desert * The Patagonian Desert * The Namib Desert * The Kalahari * The Sahara The Arabian Desert * Thar Desert * The Gobi Desert * The Australian DesertsReviewsCreatively stylized images of flora and fauna native to some 15 deserts around the world. 'A winning combination of striking illustrations coupled with bite-sized facts that will wow readers of every age!' - Mini and the Whale 'A breathtaking visual treat ... Just the book to entice little ones to hoot and howl through their own desert reading adventures' - @maistorybooklibrary 'Bright and entrancing artwork ... bitesized chunks of information' - @raising_bookworms Author InformationVassiliki Tzomaka is a designer and illustrator based in Colchester, UK. Inspired by the challenge of trying to grow a night-blooming cactus in her home country of Greece, Vassiliki created The Wilder West as part of her PhD at the Centre for Children's Book Illustration, Cambridge School of Art. She collected over 300 cacti and succulent species to create the book, drawing on her BSc in chemistry and MA in environmental studies to carefully observe each one and devise a narrative for introducing children to the environment of the desert. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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