How Nature Keeps Time, 9781399408233
Hardcover
Explore nature’s rhythms: lifespans, growth, and behaviors, beautifully visualized.

How Nature Keeps Time

understanding life events in the natural world

$59.57

  • Hardcover

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    25 May 2023

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Summary

The Rhythm of Life: A Journey Through Nature’s Timekeepers

An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to timespans in the natural world, featuring more than 80 beautifully designed diagrams and charts.

Which organisms live the longest? How does the natural world recover from wildfires? How long do eggs take to hatch? What are the world’s fastest- and slowest-growing plants? Which species invest the most in parental care?

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399408233
ISBN-10:1399408232
Author:Helen Pilcher
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Wildlife
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:25 May 2023
Weight:680g
Dimensions:238mm x 160mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

A beautifully designed hardback. * BBC Wildlife *

About The Author

Helen Pilcher

Helen Pilcher is a science and comedy writer with a PhD in Stem Cell Biology and years of stand-up comedy experience. She has worked as a freelance writer for the last 12 years, writing for the Guardian, New Scientist, the BBC, BBC Wildlife and Nature, where she was formerly a reporter. Helen’s previous books include Life Changing, which was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Global Conservation, Bring Back the King and The Pocket Book of Garden Experiments.

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