DK Eyewitness Guides: Pond & River - Hardcover

Parker, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863183182 ISBN 13: 9780863183188

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

Pond and river habitats throughout the world support a huge number of strange and beautiful animals and plants all of which are specially adapted to an aquatic way of life. Many of the specimens featured in this dazzling collection of specially commissioned pictures were photographed live others come from specialist museum collections and are being seen here for the first time in any book; all are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give us a new insight into the complex worlds to be found in and around fresh water.Starting with spring the book follows the development of plant and animal life through the seasons of the year until their decline in the winter. The book studies in detail the fish birds insects mammals shells amphibians and reptiles rushes and underwater weeds of the pond and river.Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London Pond & River is an exceptionally beautiful and informative visual guide to freshwater life.

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Review:

How do you tell the difference between toad spawn and frogspawn? What do bream eat? If you've ever wondered what exactly goes on in and around rivers and ponds, this book is for you. Beginning with a seasonal romp through a typical pond, author Steve Barker reveals when various plants bloom, how snails breed and what becomes of aquatic creatures under ice. He then opens your eyes to a startling world of fish, waterfowl and water birds, plus waterside mammals like mink, shrews and otters. See how trout develop, observe bittern, heron and kingfisher skulls, and get a close-up view of a beaver's scaly tail. Learn how amphibians, reptiles, plants, insects and other pond creatures live and breed in fresh water habitats. A fine introduction to a fascinating ecosystem.

About the Author:

Steve Parker is a writer, editor, and consultant specializing in general science and life sciences. He graduated with BSc Honours First Class and is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. Steve has written more than 250 books, including The Human Body, Eyewitness Medicine, Eyewitness Human Body and Medicine. He has been shortlisted for prizes ranging from BBC Blue Peter Book of the Year to Times Educational Supplement Information Book of the Year and the Rhone-Poulenc Prize, and won the 2014 BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science, and as of 2018 is a two-time winner of the School Library Information Book award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0863183182
• ISBN 13: 9780863183188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64