An Anthology of Fungi

Find out how to identify, where to spot, and what to know about common woodland mushrooms and rare fungal finds with this beautiful book.Transportable in size and crammed with profiles of different mushrooms, An Anthology of Fungi covers toadstool species including fly agaric, porcelain fungus, velvet shank, wood blewit, and crimson waxcap, as well as lichens, brackets, and more.Featuring photographs of striking specimens and illustrations by the artist behind DK's bestselling Anthology series, as well as plenty of intriguing information, this book will be one to treasure for young nature enthusiasts.

About the author

Lynne Boddy is Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University and author of books including Humongous Fungus (DK, July 2021) and Fungi (DK, 2023). In 2019, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Mycology and science outreach, and in 2021 she won the Arboricultural Association Award for her achievements. Lynne has appeared on the BBC's Deep Down and Dirty: the Science of Soil, Saving Species, Great British Food Revival, and The One Show; BBC Radio 4's Life Scientifique, In Our Time, and The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry; and Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.

Ali Ashby is a Fungal Biologist and former Royal Society University Research Fellow. Ali is a member of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and the British Mycological Society (BMS), and she is a former member of BMS Council, and former chair of the BMS Fungal Education and Outreach committee. She coordinated the national BMS UK Fungus Day in 2013 and is actively involved in fungal education. Ali recently wrote a book called Unravelling the Fungus Among Us (LR Price Publications, 2023).

Product details

• Authors: Ali Ashby, Lynne Boddy, Boddy Lynne, DK
• Assisted by: Daniel Long (Illustration), Long Daniel (Illustration), Angela Rizza (Illustration), Rizza Angela (Illustration)
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.10.2024
• EAN: 9780241689516
• ISBN: 978-0-241-68951-6
• No. of pages: 127
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 225 mm x 18 mm
• Series: DK Children's Anthologies; DK Little Anthologies; DK's Little Anthologies
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Anthologies