The Secrets of Mushrooms

Discover everything you need to know about mushrooms, from how they reproduce and communicate to what they look like, and even how to help mushrooms in the future.

About the author

Ginevra Picoco is a mycologist who has always been fascinated by the natural sciences, especially the mysterious kingdom of fungi.Lorenzo Cocchi has a degree in Biodiversity and Evolution. He works as a guide and environmental educator in the parks and protected areas of the province of Bologna, Italy.Ester Castelnuovo has a degree in scenography from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. In addition to her numerous collaborations with publishing houses, she creates animated scenography for notable theatres and illustrated backdrops for companies.Valentina Figus has a degree in communication and visual design from Politecnico of Milan. She has worked as a freelancer for several publishing companies, creating digital interactive books, graphic layouts, illustrations and infographics for educational books.

Product details

• Authors: Lorenzo Cocchi, Ginevra Picoco
• Assisted by: Ester Castelnuovo (Illustration), Valentina Figus (Illustration)
• Publisher: Hachette Children's Book
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 28.10.2025
• EAN: 9781804538739
• ISBN: 978-1-80453-873-9
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 220 mm x 282 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 520 g
• 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 / Biology, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Gardening, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees