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- ISBN 9781912920150
- Format: Hardback
- Weight: 616g
- Dimensions: 260 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 04 Jun 2020
- Publisher: What on Earth Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
- Age Group: Ages 7-9
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'The clear text and bold images display a capacity for lateral thinking that bright kids of 6-10 will relish and return to.' - New Statesman
Discover 100 of the planet’s most magical islands — their wildlife, trees, diversity, people, treasures, and more — in this beautifully illustrated book.
From islands that have been taken over by animals to disappearing islands, islands made of shells, artificial islands, and even islands that were once prison colonies, Amazing Islands is a whirlwind tour of some of the smallest land masses in the world.
Discover the Galapagos islands, home of giant tortoises, penguins, boobies of all colours. Or visit Jiangxin Park in China, a natural island with an awe-inspiring, giant bookshop. Islands can be home to giant cities, colonies of cats or crabs; they have been hideouts for pirates and have given rise to astonishing scientific discoveries. Amazing Islands celebrates island life in all its extraordinary diversity.
Sabrina Weiss is a London-based journalist covering science, the environment and technology. An avid diver and photographer, she loves to plunge into the deep blue and photograph the animals we share our planet with. Sabrina is in a constant state of wanderlust and is always ready for the next adventure. Sabrina Weiss is the author of Ocean: Secrets of the Deep (What on Earth Books, 2019).
When she's not careering down slopes on her snowboard, Kerry Hyndman works from her South London studio creating rich, textured maps and illustrations. Her affinity for making blocky, abstract shapes take on three dimensional life with skilful layering has earned her a formidable client list including Bloomsbury, Faber and The Wall Street Journal.
