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Amazing Islands

Amazing Islands

100+ Places That Will Boggle Your Mind

by Sabrina Weiss and Kerry Hyndman
Hardback
Publication Date: 04/06/2020

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A fact-filled, colourful celebration of island life, achievements and diversity

Discover 100 of the planet's most magical islands – their wildlife, trees, diversity, people, treasures and more – in this beautifully illustrated book. Islands are amazing. On the Galapagos islands, Charles Darwin learnt how bird species evolved over time.

In China, there is a natural island that is home to an incredible giant bookshop. On the Norwegian island of Svalbard, there is a vault built into the mountainside that contains seeds of the world’s food plants to protect them in the event of a global crisis.

South Georgia Island in the Atlantic Ocean has seen many scientific expeditions, including the journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton...There is lots more to discover in this stunning book that celebrates island life, achievements and diversity.

ISBN:
9781912920150
9781912920150
Category:
Natural history (Childrens/Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
04-06-2020
Publisher:
What on Earth Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
64
Dimensions (mm):
280x260mm
Sabrina Weiss

Originally from Switzerland, Sabrina Weiss is a London-based science communicator working for an environmental non-profit and, here and there, as a freelance writer.

She previously worked in the aviation and technology sectors, always tasked with presenting complex information in an engaging and understandable way.

Sabrina holds an MSc in Communication Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is fluent in four European languages and is currently learning Arabic.

Kerry Hyndman

Kerry Hyndman is a London based illustrator and map maker with a wide range of editorial, advertising and publishing clients.

In her spare time she likes to snowboard, climb, hit things with rackets and cycle around.

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