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Informationen zum Autor 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. Jessica Roux is a Nashville-based illustrator and plant and animal enthusiast. She loves exploring in her own backyard and being surrounded by an abundance of nature. Using subdued colours and rhythmic shapes, she renders flora, fauna, food and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old world beauty. She is the creator of the bestselling book, Floriography and the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller, The Wheel of the Year. Klappentext A Natural History of Dragons is a complete guide to dragons from around the world, from ancient lore and superstitions to their anatomy, behaviour and lifecycles. Zusammenfassung A Natural History of Dragons is a complete guide to dragons from around the world, from ancient lore and superstitions to their anatomy, behaviour and lifecycles. Inhaltsverzeichnis THE ACADEMIE SOLOMONAR ANCIENT DRAGONS WHAT IS A DRAGON? THE ANATOMY OF A DRAGON DRAGON WINGS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A DRAGON DRAGON BEHAVIOR HUNTING TECHNIQUES COMBAT & COURTSHIP THE SECRETS OF DRAGON FLIGHT UNDERSTANDING DRAGON FIRE HOMES & HABITATS DRAGONS OF THE WORLD DRAGONS OF EUROPE: PART I GREATER EUROPEAN DRAGON, LESSER EUROPEAN DRAGON, CRESTED BALAURDRAGONS OF EUROPE: PART II LINDWYRM, WESTERN WOODSTALKER, PELUDA, FLITDRAGONS OF ASIA: PART I CHINESE DRAGON, JAPANESE WATER DRAGONDRAGONS OF ASIA: PART II INDIAN SERPENT, ANATOLIAN WYRM, BABYLONIAN SCREAMERDRAGONS OF AFRICA SAHARAN STRANGLER, NINKI NANKA, SERENGETI SERPENT, JACULUSDRAGONS OF NORTH AMERICA SNALLYGASTER, ARCTIC WYRM, BUMBLELUMP, EMERALD WANDERERDRAGONS OF LATIN AMERICA FEATHERED SERPENT, AMARU, SOUTHERN LAVA LIZARD, SOUTHERN SWAMP WYRMDRAGONS OF AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA MO‘O, TANIWHA, AUSTRALIAN FLAMETHROWERTRACKING DRAGONS DRAGON EGGS CARING FOR A HATCHLING TRAINING & HANDLING LEARNING TO RIDE FIRST FLIGHT MAKING IT RAIN: THE SECRET WORK OF THE SOLOMONARI...
