Once in a Blue Moon: Nature’s rarest events and best-kept secrets - Rilegato

Hawkins, Emily

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0711294240 ISBN 13: 9780711294240

Casa editrice: Wide Eyed Editions, 2025

Riassunto

What’s behind the eerie St Elmo’s Fire phenomenon? 
What was the mysterious explosion that tore through a Siberian forest in the early 1900s? 
And can fish and frogs really rain from the sky?

Travel around the globe and even into space with this dazzling natural history book, discovering the stories of nature’s rarest events and best-kept secrets.

From strange marvels of the night sky to the world’s weirdest weather events; from the most peculiar plants to rare and elusive animals; this book gathers together a jaw-dropping collection of natural wonders. Eclipses, ball lightning, pizzly bears . . . each stunningly illustrated spread explores a different phenomenon, including those that have baffled scientists through the centuries. 

Presented in five chapters – Amazing Space, Peculiar Plants, Unusual Animals, Weird Weather and Unique Wild Places – this is a celebration of nature at its quirkiest and most wonderful. Written by best-selling author Emily Hawkins and brought to life in glorious detail by illustrator Vlad Stankovic, this spectacular collection is the perfect title to gift, share and treasure for years to come.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Emily Hawkins is an award-winning author who has written more than 40 books for children. Her work combines a curiosity about history and the natural world with a love of myth, folklore and storytelling. Her best-known books include Oceanology, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and A Natural History of Fairies, illustrated by Jessica Roux, which has been translated into sixteen languages. She is the author of the much-loved Spin to Survive adventure series, and the Lost Atlases books of myths and legends. Emily spent much of her childhood searching for ghosts, and she's still looking. She lives in rural Hampshire, with her husband and two daughters.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wide Eyed Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2025
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0711294240
• ISBN 13: 9780711294240
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Disegnatore: Stankovic Vlad
• Numero di pagine: 80
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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