The Natural History Book：The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth

图书标准信息

• 作者 Becky Alexander（贝基·亚历山大） 著
• 出版社 Dorling Kindersley
• 出版时间 2010-10
• ISBN 9781405336994
• 定价 367.70元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 648页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThisisamonumentalandextraordinarilybeautifulguidetotheEarth'snaturalwonders.5yearsinthemaking,coveringover5,000species,TheNaturalHistoryBookisone-of-a-kind;theonlybooktoofferacompletesurveyoftheEarth'snaturalhistory.Eachgeologicalandbiologicalgroupingisintroducedandexplainedinanengagingandhighlyinformativeway,makingittheperfectadditiontoeveryfamilybookshelf,aswellasanidealgiftforeverynaturelover.Itispackedwiththousandsofstunning,speciallycommissionedphotographs,andwrittenbyaworldwideteamofnaturalhistoryexperts.Fromgranitestograpevines,frommicrobestomammals,TheNaturalHistoryBookisatruevisualdictionaryofeverykingdomoflife.

【作者简介】

BeckyD.AlexanderhaslivedinCambridge,Ontarioallherlife.ShewasraisedinaruralsettingontheedgeofHespeler.TeachingwasherpassionandsheheldseveralpositionswiththeWaterlooRegionalDistrictSchoolBoarduntilherretirementin2000.

Anawardwinning,internationallypublishedpoet,Beckydecidedshewantedtopromotelocalwritersandestablishedasmallindependentpublishingcompany,CraigleighPress.Anyprofitsfromonebookwereturnedbackintoproducingthenextauthor’sworks.ShehasreadherworksatmanyvenuesinOntarioandKentuckyandorganizedpoetryreadingsinCambridge.Shehasalsoofferedworkshopsforwriters.BeckywasawardedtheBerniceAdam’sAwardforhercontributionstotheLiteraryArtsinCambridge.

Herbookcreditsinclude:DownHammett’sLane;LostBoots;OnRaven’sWing;DaysTheWillowsChoose;SunshineDays;andherlatestwork,Shrapnel:TalesofaSoldierDad.ShehasalsocollaboratedwithotherpoetstowriteInL.M.’sGarden,haikubytwo,andCloudShine.Hernewestbookrelease,Portals,isalsoacollaborationwithKatherineL.GordonandStanleyJ.White.