Natural Histories
25 Extraordinary Species That Have Changed our World
$42.72
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
8 November 2016
Summary
Prepare to dive to the depths of the sea with 100-foot-long giant squid, travel through space after the meteorites shooting into our atmosphere and join a dangerous expedition to Antarctica to find the Emperor Penguin egg. Discover fleas dressed by nuns, a defeated prince hiding from his enemies in an oak tree and the plant whose legendary screams could drive you mad …
Accompanying Radio 4’s acclaimed six-month series with the Natural History Museum, NATURAL HISTORIES tells the riveti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473617032 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473617030 |
| Author: | Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 304g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 28mm |
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Entertaining and often beguiling … The lively writing, enlightening anecdotes and frequent bursts of humour make this the ideal source of conversation topics if you run out of things to say while visiting the relatives - BBC Focus Magazine, Books of the Year
About The Author
Brett Westwood
Brett Westwood is an award-winning producer, presenter and naturalist. He presented the radio series of Natural Histories. His other acclaimed radio series range from Tweet of the Day (winner of Best Radio Series 2014) to Brett Westwood’s Diaries. He is also a consultant for Springwatch and Autumnwatch.
Stephen Moss is a TV producer and best-selling author whose books include Wild Hares and Hummingbirds and The Bumper Book of Nature. The book of Tweet of the Day (which he co-wrote with Brett) won the Thomson Reuters Prize 2014. His TV credits include Birds Britannia, Britain’s Big Wildlife Revival and Springwatch.
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