The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life

A unique one-volume encyclopedia looking at the natural world through lifespans.
This unique book is a treasure-trove of information about the natural world, presented in a truly original and attention-grabbing way. Instead of being arranged in the usual categories - plants, fungi, invertebrates, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals - species are arranged by how long they live. The approach taken is one of objective wonder - from astonishment that the mayfly lives its full life in less time than it takes to read this book, to the awe inspired by trees over a thousand years old and colonies of simple life forms that have existed since before recorded time. At the heart of the book is the human story: a section looks at human life expectancy today and historically.

About the author

Graham L. Banes hat in Kanada und Schottland Zoologie studiert, anschließend hat er 5 Jahre lang auf Borneo Orang-Utans erforscht und arbeitet derzeit am Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie in Leipzig an seiner Doktorarbeit.

Product details

• Authors: Graham L. Banes, Banes Graham L
• Publisher: Kingfisher Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2014
• EAN: 9780753437674
• ISBN: 978-0-7534-3767-4
• Series: KINGFISHER
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Natur und Tiere, empfohlenes Alter: ab 7 Jahre, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Allgemeinbildung und Wissenswertes, Kinder/Jugendliche: Nachschlagewerke: Fachspezifische Nachschlagewerke, Schule und Lernen: Technik, Englische Bücher / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur / Sachbuch, Kinder/Jugendliche: Nachschlagewerke: Enzyklopädien, allgemeine Nachschlagewerke, Lexikon (Kinderlexikon, Jugendlexikon)