Lore of the Land: Volume 2 - Folklore & Wisdom from the Wild Earth

London, England, UK

About the author

Claire Cock-Starkey is an author who worked with Ben Schott on his hugely successful Miscellanies and Almanacs. She has worked for BBC Radio 4 and written many other miscellanies and fact-filled books on history, libraries, words, books and museums, including: Penguins, Pineapples and Pangolins (British Library, 2016), The Book Lovers' Miscellany (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2017). She is happiest perched in the British Library reading rooms surrounded by a pile of obscure and fascinating books, researching her next book.Samantha Dolan is an artist and illustrator from Scotland. She uses her favourite mediums, pencil, ink and gouache paint, to create art inspired by the natural world around her. She is inspired by nature and plants along with a love of myth and folklore.

Summary

The Lore of the Land is a treasury of fascinating tales and ancient wisdom, unearthing the folklore of the world's wildest places.

Product details

• Authors: Claire Cock-Starkey, Claire Cock-Starkey, Cock-Starkey Claire
• Assisted by: Samantha Dolan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.09.2022
• EAN: 9780711269828
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6982-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 290 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 680 g
• Series: Nature’s Folklore
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Folklore & Mythology, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Interest age: from c 6 years, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Diversity & Multicultural