The Eloquence of the Sardine
The Secret Life of Fish & Other Underwater Mysteries
$23.92
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2023
Summary
Humans have identified just a fraction of the 2.2 million species living in the sea. Roughly 91% of all marine species remain unknown: myths still to be written, discoveries still to be made, blank pages with room to dream …
As a small boy, Bill Fran ois was frightened of deep water. Until a chance encounter with the elusive sardine set him on course for a life in marine science: a mission to better understand, and preserve, the underwater world, to find his place in that ecosystem an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472134059 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472134052 |
| Author: | Bill Francois |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 179g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 26mm |
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An illuminating debut collection … François’s tone is conversational, and his passion and excitement are contagious … a fun deep dive into marine life * Publishers Weekly *With an elegant mix of storytelling, science, and humour, François delights us with his infectious love of life beneath the waves. These aquatic reveries pry open the oceans’ mysteries to reveal pearls within * Jonathan Balcombe, author of Super Fly, and What a Fish Knows *
About The Author
Bill Francois
Bill François is a physicist passionate about the marine world. He studied at the ENS school in Paris and then devoted himself to research on hydrodynamics. The eloquence contests he won, like the Le Grand Oral on France 2, propelled him to become passionate about his other world: that of words. He mixes these universes to relay the importance of protecting our oceans.
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