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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Guiraud, Florence, 1957- author, illustrator.     Subjects     Birds -- Juvenile literature.     Insects -- Juvenile literature.     Fishes -- Juvenile literature.     Animals -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Guiraud, Florence, 1957- author, illustrator.       by title:      Wonders of nature : ...         MARC Display

Wonders of nature : explorations in the world of birds, insects and fish / Florence Guiraud ; translated from the French by Paul Kelly. by Guiraud, Florence, 1957- author, illustrator. Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2018] Subjects Birds -- Juvenile literature.   Insects -- Juvenile literature.   Fishes -- Juvenile literature.   Animals -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9783791373652 (hardback) : 379137365X (hardback) Description:  93 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 37 cm Contents:  Preface / Florence Guiraud -- Chap 1: Birds through a magnifying glass. Beautiful plumage ; Useful beaks ; Long necks ; Feathers, eggs and nests ; Paws and more ; Night owls ; Random directory -- Chap 2: Hens, turkeys, pheasants and the like. Heads of fowl ; Galliforms ; Indonesian Black Hen ; Random directory -- Chap 3: Insects of all types. Bizarre ones ; Tiny ones ; Amazing feelers ; Elegant dragonflies ; Quartet of beetles ; Random directory -- Chap 4: And now for the butterflies... Focus on the wing ; Night flight ; Day flight ; Random directory -- Chap 5: Natural sailors. Starfish and family ; Blue-ringed octopus ; Crustaceans and friends ; Random directory -- Chap 6: More underwater beauties. Checkered reefs ; Jellyfish ; Red algae ; Like a garden at sea ; Random directory -- Chap 7: A festival of fish. High fashion scales ; Elaborate tips ; Stories of rays ; Saint-Peter fish ; Random directory. Requests:  0 Summary:  A stunningly illustrated treasury of animals, this book will entrance and delight young children interested in the world of nature. Bright-eyed birds, evanescent butterflies, tropical fish and other pleasures await the readers of this large format book that will appeal to young children's curiosity about the natural world. Reminiscent of the watercolors of Ernst Haeckel, John James Audubon, and Maria Sibylla Merian, these charming and expertly rendered pictures of birds, insects, and fish will provide hours of exploration. Presented in double-page spreads, interspersed with informative texts, Guiraud's illustrations capture the wondrous beauty that populates our oceans, forests, and fields. Her expressive illustrations create a sense of intimacy and empathy with the natural world and their exquisite detail rewards close investigation. Certain to captivate both children and adults, this magnificent book will instill in its readers a connection to the world around them and ignite a sense of wonder about all living things.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 590 Gu Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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