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Emily Hawkins - Once in a Blue Moon, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Del i serien Rare Wonders of Earth

Once in a Blue Moon

Nature’s rarest events and best-kept secrets

Av Emily Hawkins

319 kr

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What’s behind the eerie St Elmo’s Fire phenomenon? What was the mysterious explosion that tore through a Siberian forest in the early 1900s? And can fish and frogs really rain from the sky?Travel around the globe and even into space with this dazzling natural history book, discovering the stories of nature’s rarest events and best-kept secrets.From strange marvels of the night sky to the world’s weirdest weather events; from the most peculiar plants to rare and elusive animals; this book gathers together a jaw-dropping collection of natural wonders. Eclipses, ball lightning, pizzly bears . . . each stunningly illustrated spread explores a different phenomenon, including those that have baffled scientists through the centuries. Presented in five chapters – Amazing Space, Peculiar Plants, Unusual Animals, Weird Weather and Unique Wild Places – this is a celebration of nature at its quirkiest and most wonderful. Written by best-selling author Emily Hawkins and brought to life in glorious detail by illustrator Vlad Stankovic, this spectacular collection is the perfect title to gift, share and treasure for years to come.
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Emily Hawkins is an award-winning author who has written more than 40 books for children. Her work combines a curiosity about history and the natural world with a love of myth, folklore and storytelling. Her best-known books include Oceanology, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, and A Natural History of Fairies, illustrated by Jessica Roux, which has been translated into sixteen languages. She is the author of the much-loved Spin to Survive adventure series, and the Lost Atlases books of myths and legends. Emily spent much of her childhood searching for ghosts, and she’s still looking. She lives in rural Hampshire, with her husband and two daughters. Vlad Stankovic is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Sydney, Australia. His inspiration comes from science and nature on one hand, and fantasy, fairy tales and all sorts of mysteries on the other. Created with both digital and traditional media, his illustrations can be seen published in picture books, greeting cards and other stationery products worldwide.

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"Sun dogs, glowing fungi, and exploding toads are just a few of the unusual phenomena described in this fascinating work that homes in on the spectacular."

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