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Zusatztext A rare pleasure . a true story of adaptation and hope. Informationen zum Autor Isabel Thomas is a science writer and the author of a galaxy of books for young audiences. They include Moth and Fox illustrated by Daniel Egnéus, which both won the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books. She also writes for science magazines including The Week Junior Science + Nature and creates STEM outreach resources for organisations such as the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the BBC. Isabel studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford and Education Research at the University of Cambridge. www.isabelthomas.co.uk | Instagram: @isabelthomasbooks Daniel Egnéus is a prolific artist who has illustrated numerous books, including several Neil Gaiman titles. He was voted Best Illustrator by the Association of Illustrators in 2005, and his picture book, Lubna and Pebble, (written by Wendy Meddour) was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 10 best picture books 2019. He has illustrated multiple titles for Bloomsbury, including Be Wild, Little One by Olivia Hope and Fox by Isabel Thomas. He is based in Athens. Klappentext 'A rare pleasure . a true story of adaptation and hope.' - Wall Street Journal 'Moth . is a stunning visual experience.' - Books for Keeps 'Moth . is another picture book with inbuilt growing room, an introduction to the concept of evolution in language both scientific and poetic, full of thrill and peril.' - Times Literary Supplement "This is a story of light and dark." Against a lush backdrop of lichen-covered trees, the peppered moth lies hidden. Until the world begins to change ...A clever picture book text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved, intertwined with the complication of human intervention. This remarkable paperback edition of the amazing story of the peppered moth is the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.Along come people with their magnificent machines which stain the land with soot. In a beautiful landscape changed by humans how will one little moth survive?Powerful and visually spectacular, Moth is the remarkable evolution story that captures the struggle of animal survival against the background of an evolving human world in a unique and atmospheric introduction to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection. Winner of the 2020 AAAS Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books and chosen for the CLPE Power of Reading Project 2019-20. Shortlisted for the English Association Best Picture Book Awards 2019 and English 4-11 Picture Book Awards 2019. Zusammenfassung 'A rare pleasure . a true story of adaptation and hope.' - Wall Street Journal 'Moth . is a stunning visual experience.' - Books for Keeps 'Moth . is another picture book with inbuilt growing room, an introduction to the concept of evolution in language both scientific and poetic, full of thrill and peril.' - Times Literary Supplement "This is a story of light and dark." Against a lush backdrop of lichen-covered trees, the peppered moth lies hidden. Until the world begins to change ...A clever picture book text about the extraordinary way in which animals have evolved, intertwined with the complication of human intervention. This remarkable paperback edition of the amazing story of the peppered moth is the perfect introduction to natural selection and evolution for children.Along come people with their magnificent machines which stain the land with soot. In a beautiful landscape changed by humans how will one little moth survive?Powerful and visually spectacular, Moth is the remarkable evolution story that captures the struggle of animal survival against the background of an evolving hum...
