Epic Animal Journeys: Migration and navigation by air, land and sea - Hardcover

Ed J. Brown

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800660294 ISBN 13: 9781800660298

Publisher: Cicada, 2022

Synopsis

Robust insights into the often mind-bogglingly arduous journeys of animals all over the world. - Kirkus Reviews

'The awe-inspiring migratory stories of the animals offered in Epic Animal Journeys will give the reader a new-found sense of respect for nature and offer the classroom teacher a golden opportunity to delve more deeply into our natural world with learners.' - Just Imagine Book Reviews

Migration is one of the great mysteries of the natural world. With no engines or GPS devices, birds fly thousands of miles to their African feeding grounds, salmon cross oceans so that they may return to the rivers in which they were born and monarch butterflies spend their entire adult lives traveling from the grasslands of the Midwest to the forests of Mexico.

This book takes a close look at how and why different animals migrate. The science of migration and navigation is broken down into clearly understood texts, and then brought to life with beautiful packaging and vivid illustrations by Aquila illustrator, Ed J Brown.

About this title

About the Author

Ed J. Brown is British illustrator and writer living in Leipzig. His striking, humour-packed illustrations have featured in Reader’s Digest, Anorak Magazine, and Aquila Magazine. This is his first book.

From the Back Cover

Migration is one of the great mysteries of the natural world. With no compass or GPS devices, birds fly thousands of miles from Europe to their African feeding grounds, salmon cross oceans so that they may return to the rivers in which they were born and monarch butterflies spend their entire adult lives traveling from the grasslands of the Midwest to the forests of Mexico.

This book takes a close look at how and why different animals migrate. The science of migration is broken down into clearly understood texts, and then brought to life in case studies of individual species.

Simple text packed with fascinating facts and details are accompanied by eye-catching illustrations that illuminate the fragility and wonders of our extraordinary planet and the species that inhabit it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cicada
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800660294
• ISBN 13: 9781800660298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72