Around the Ocean in 80 Fish and other Sea Life
Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants.
This beautifully illustrated aquatic world tour tells the fascinating stories of beguiling sea creatures and their ingenious feats of survival - from producing anti-freeze to enduring boiling temperatures - revealing the ways in which these seemingly remote creatures have shaped our own lives, whether through medicine, culture or folklore.Around the Ocean in 80 Fish and Other Sea Life is a timely and gorgeous celebration of our watery world and the marvellous creatures that call it home.Helen Scales (Author)
Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, writer and broadcaster. Her ocean-based writing appears in National Geographic, The Guardian, New Scientist and others. Helen appears regularly on BBC radio; she teaches at the University of Cambridge, advises the ocean conservation charity Sea Changers and is a storytelling ambassador at the Save Our Seas Foundation. She divides her time between Cambridge, UK, and the Atlantic coast of France.www.helenscales.comMarcel George (Illustrator) Marcel George is a London-based illustrator specializing in watercolour illustrations. He has produced work for clients such as the Financial Times, Esquire and the Wellcome Trust.Author: Helen Scales
Format: Hardback, 200 pages, 148mm x 230mm, 740 g
Published: 2023, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Natural History: Animal & Wildlife
Description
Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants.
This beautifully illustrated aquatic world tour tells the fascinating stories of beguiling sea creatures and their ingenious feats of survival - from producing anti-freeze to enduring boiling temperatures - revealing the ways in which these seemingly remote creatures have shaped our own lives, whether through medicine, culture or folklore.Around the Ocean in 80 Fish and Other Sea Life is a timely and gorgeous celebration of our watery world and the marvellous creatures that call it home.Helen Scales (Author)
Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, writer and broadcaster. Her ocean-based writing appears in National Geographic, The Guardian, New Scientist and others. Helen appears regularly on BBC radio; she teaches at the University of Cambridge, advises the ocean conservation charity Sea Changers and is a storytelling ambassador at the Save Our Seas Foundation. She divides her time between Cambridge, UK, and the Atlantic coast of France.www.helenscales.comMarcel George (Illustrator) Marcel George is a London-based illustrator specializing in watercolour illustrations. He has produced work for clients such as the Financial Times, Esquire and the Wellcome Trust.
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish and other Sea Life