Nature's Journeys: by sea and sky

(Hardback)

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Written as a beautiful lyrical story, discover all manner of things that turn up with the tides and move thousands of kilometres on ocean currents. On land, see pollen drift on breezes, spiderlings parachute on the wind and albatrosses glide over oceans. For everything that drifts, there's something that stays still, from barnacles that anchor themselves to rocks and sloths that cling to rainforest branches to plant roots that reach deep into the earth to keep them still.

Readers can delve into the labels to find out more about the science, and how plants and animals are perfectly adapted to get around - and stay still. Turn to the back to explore 'A World Map of Movement' and a glossary of keywords.

With text by award-winning science writer Lela Nargi and sublime illustrations by Xuan Le, this is a perfect buy for curious readers aged 6+.

Author Bio

Lela Nargi (Author)
Lela Nargi is based in Brooklyn, New York. After years spent reporting for national magazines like People and Life, Lela now writes books - mostly about science, and mostly for children, including titles for National Geographic and Smithsonian. Lela is the author of Karl's New Beak (2019, Capstone / Smithsonian), a book that was picked as a California Reading Association Eureka honoree and was named a best STEM book of 2020 by the National Science Teaching Association & the Children's Book Council.

Xuan Le (Illustrator)
Xuan Le is an illustrator based in Saigon, Vietnam. After graduating with a major in fashion design from IUH, she received a second degree in graphic design at the University of Fine Arts in Ho Chi Minh City. Xuan became a full-time illustrator in 2015 with local and international clients. She likes to combine strong colours with eccentric details, mixing past, future and surreal worlds together.