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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Erica McAlister , Adrian WashbournePublisher: Smithsonian Books Imprint: Smithsonian Books Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.505kg ISBN: 9781588347671ISBN 10: 1588347672 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 09 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"BOOKLIST ""The writing is accessible and full of humor; a cassette of flies packaged to be sent into space is described as 'the best mix-tape there is.' More than 80 eye-catching color images contribute to the book’s appeal. The authors are entertaining storytellers and have written a fascinating and often amusing account of how the study of insects has shaped history and continues to lead to remarkable discoveries.""" Author InformationERICA MCALISTER is Senior Curator for Diptera at the Natural History Museum, London. She is the author of the acclaimed books The Secret Life of Flies and The Inside Out of Flies. In 2019 she was the winner of the Zoological Society of London Award for Communicating Zoology She has presented two major Radio 4 series on insects and has been the subject of The Life Scientific. ADRIAN WASHBOURNE is an award-winning producer who spent 35 years working for BBC Radio and the World Service. He has produced landmark documentary series on botany, art and science, and the history of medicine. He has won several Association of British Science Writers awards and was awarded the 2019 Medical Journalists' Association Feature of the Year. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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