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Klappentext Jaw-dropping, up-close photography shows the natural world and animals as you've never seen them before. From fruit to flowers, from shells to sharks, from ants to elephants, this extraordinary new encyclopedia will keep animal and nature enthusiasts from ages 9 to 109 utterly absorbed by amazing, close-up images. Did you know that baby foxes are born with blue eyes which later turn golden? Or that reptile scales are made from keratin, the same material as your hair and nails? Explanatorium of Nature is the perfect way to find out how everything in nature works and why fungi, plants, birds, invertebrates, fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and ecosystems exist and what they mean for our world. Discover how spiders spin webs, how flying works, how snakes kill, and much, much more. Children will spend hours poring over the incredible details from nature, from the spines on a stinging nettle and lichen growing on a tree to the suckers on an iguana's feet. Using never-before-seen cross sections, macro, and electron microscope images, this is your chance to truly get up close with our natural world. Zusammenfassung Get closer to nature than you've ever been before with this jaw-dropping guide to our wonderful world. Marvel at the breathtaking photography showcasing flora and fauna in the most incredible, intricate detail. From ants to elephants, the animal kingdom is explored and explained in this extraordinary encyclopedia that puts you at the heart of the action. See the tiny spines on a stinging nettle, watch lichen spreading over a tree, and observe the secret suckers on an iguana's feet. The mysteries of the natural world are displayed in brand new images, together with cross-sections, macro, and electron microscope images. Alongside the utterly absorbing visual content, Explanatorium of Nature brings its own fountain of knowledge about how nature works. For instance, did you know that baby foxes are born with blue eyes which turn to gold? Or that reptile scales are made from the same material as your fingernails? Discover how spiders spin webs, how birds fly, how snakes kill, and much, much more. This unputdownable book is a guaranteed favourite for animal lovers, nature enthusiasts, and budding wildlife experts everywhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The Basics of Life 1: How life works 2: How reproduction works 3: How cells work 4: How DNA works 5: How evolution works 6: How classification works 2: Microorganisms and Fungi 1: How microorganisms work 2: Types of single-celled life 3: How germs work 4: How algae work 5: Marine algae 6: How mushrooms work 7: Types of mushrooms 8: How mould works 9: How lichen works 3: Plants 1: How plants work 2: How flowering plants grow 3: How seeds grow 4: How roots and stems work 5: How trees work 6: How leaves work 7: How flowers work 8: Types of flowers 9: How fruits grow 10: How seeds travel 11: Deciduous forests 12: How plant defences work 13: How carnivorous plants work 14: How desert plants survive 15: How aquatic plants work 4: Invertebrates 1: How invertebrates work 2: How snails work 3: How bivalves work 4: Types of shells 5: How octopuses work 6: How sea anemones work 7: How corals work 8: Coral community 9: How jellyfish work 10: How starfish work ...
