Description: From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a nature book like no other—a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field guide–it's an adventure. From the curious minds of Atlas Obscura, authors of #1 New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura, comes an unputdownable celebration of the world's living wonders.Learn how dung beetles navigate by the stars, and trees communicate through their roots.Meet one of the strongest animals in the world: the puny peacock mantis shrimp.Pay your respects to a 44,000 year old shrub, float along flying rivers, and explore a garbage dump overseen by endangered storks.Examine old examples of bird song notation written on sheet music.Also, first person interviews: hear from a honey hunter and his avian partners, a scientist working to find the world's only ocean-dwelling insects, and an offshore radio DJ who is at the heart of the local fishing community. Featuring over 500 extraordinary plants, animals, and natural phenomena, with illustrations and photos on every page, the book takes readers around the globe—from Antarctic deserts to lush jungles, and into the deepest fathoms of the ocean and the hearts of our densest cities. Teeming with detail and wildly entertaining, Wild Life reinvigorates our sense of wonder, awe and amazement about the incredible creatures we share our planet with. Thank you for your business!
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Location: Gulfport, Mississippi
End Time: 2024-11-23T20:12:37.000Z
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Publication Name: Atlas Obscura: Wild Life
Ex Libris: No
Title: Atlas Obscura: Wild Life
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Subtitle: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders
Type: Picture Book
EAN: 9781523514410
ISBN: 9781523514410
Release Year: 2024
ISBN-10: 1523514418
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Release Date: 09/19/2024
Book Title: Atlas Obscura: Wild Life : an Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 1.4 in
Topic: Earth Sciences / Geography, Special Interest / Adventure, Animals / General, Curiosities & Wonders
Genre: Nature, Travel, Référence, Science
Item Weight: 48.9 Oz
Item Length: 10.6 in
Author: Cara Giaimo, Atlas Obscura, Joshua Foer
Item Width: 7.2 in
Format: Hardcover
