Nature - Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About the Natural World!

In this myth-busting guide to nature, from animals to plants, fungi, bacteria and even prehistoric creatures, everything you think you know will be proven wrong. 

List of contents

Introduction
prehistoric life
The First Creatures
Ancient Seas
Age of Reptiles
Age of Mammals
green planet
The Air We Breathe
Leafy Giants
Five a Day
Flower Power
Fun Guys
under the sea
Surf and Turf
Marine Metropolis
Oceanic Orchestra
Swimming the Seven Seas
creepy-crawlies
World Wide Web
Social Butterflies
Slime Time
Pulling Your Leg
predator and prey
Catch me if you Can
Shark Attack
Hide and Seek
Smell you Later
high Fliers
Going with the Flow
High Rolling
Aerial Acrobatics
Grounded
geological timeline
GLOSSARY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR

About the author

Eric Huang is a podcaster, writer, start-up mentor and university lecturer. He reads a lot, loves museums, nature, and art history. He worked as an editor and book publisher for 20 years with roles at Disney Publishing, Penguin Australia, Penguin UK, and LEGO Books – then joined digital agency Made in Me and became a children’s media consultant, and now a children's author.

Sam Caldwell is an illustrator who lives in Glasgow with his wife and two cats, Tonks and Luna. He grew up in the north of England and studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. He loves inventing characters and creating images packed full of detail, texture and colour. He is passionate about animals and nature and, when not drawing, can often be found exploring the Scottish Highlands.

Summary

In this myth-busting guide to nature, from animals to plants, fungi, bacteria and even prehistoric creatures, everything you think you know will be proven wrong.

Product details

• Authors: Eric Huang
• Assisted by: Sam Caldwell (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.2025
• EAN: 9780711292765
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-9276-5
• No. of pages: 64
• Weight: 350 g
• Illustrations: Fully Illustrated
• Series: OH NO THEY WEREN'T; OH NO THEY AREN'T
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Educational: Biology, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Children’s / Teenage reference: Subject-specific reference, Reference material (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Earth sciences