Emily Hawkins

Gebundenes Buch

A Natural History of Mermaids

Beschreibung

A Natural History of Mermaids is a complete guide to the mermaid, from historical sightings and superstitions surrounding them to their appearance and anatomy.

Autor

Once a children’s book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children’s Travel Book of the Year Award ( Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children’s non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling, and has written several titles in the Lost Atlases and Spin to Survive  series (Wide Eyed Editions). In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Jessica Roux is a Nashville-based illustrator and plant and animal enthusiast. She loves exploring in her own backyard and being surrounded by an abundance of nature. Using subdued colours and rhythmic shapes, she renders flora, fauna, food and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old world beauty. Her first book with Frances Lincoln was A Natural History of Fairies (September 2020).

Produktdetails

• Folklore Field Guides
• Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 307mm x 266mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 770g
• ISBN-13: 9780711266490
• ISBN-10: 0711266492
• Artikelnr.: 63458822