Atlas of Amazing Migrations
Published on 9. December 2021
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-84365-499-5 (ISBN)
Description
Matt Sewell returns with a sumptuous celebration of the most amazing migrating mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects and even plants who battle through Earth's toughest conditions to make extreme journeys. Gorgeously illustrated in Matt's signature watercolours and described with wit and charm, animal lovers will treasure this amazing atlas.
Matt Sewell is back with a sumptuous celebration of our planet's most extreme journeys. This is his own personal selection of the most amazing mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects and even plants that battle through the Earth's toughest conditions in order to survive.
Follow flocks of arctic terns on their annual 40,000-kilometre journey between the Earth's poles. Join the monarch butterflies on their famous pilgrimage from Canada to Mexico. Awe at wildebeest, humpback whales, salmon, dragonflies and more. Find out how they navigate themselves on their impressive journeys - chemicals, the Sun and/or the Earth's magnetic field.
Gloriously illustrated in Matt's signature watercolours, and described with his usual wit and charm, this is one book for any animal lover to treasure.
Matt Sewell is back with a sumptuous celebration of our planet's most extreme journeys. This is his own personal selection of the most amazing mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects and even plants that battle through the Earth's toughest conditions in order to survive.
Follow flocks of arctic terns on their annual 40,000-kilometre journey between the Earth's poles. Join the monarch butterflies on their famous pilgrimage from Canada to Mexico. Awe at wildebeest, humpback whales, salmon, dragonflies and more. Find out how they navigate themselves on their impressive journeys - chemicals, the Sun and/or the Earth's magnetic field.
Gloriously illustrated in Matt's signature watercolours, and described with his usual wit and charm, this is one book for any animal lover to treasure.
Reviews / Votes
'A celebration of the most extreme journeys undertaken by our planet's inhabitants'- The Bookseller
'Absolutely beautiful! ... An #IfKidsHadCoffeeTables book if ever I saw one'
- Little Literary Society
'Beautiful and informative'
- Nicolette Jones
'Gloriously illustrated'
- The Reader Teacher
'Beautiful, informative and entertaining, this encyclopaedia of migrations - from blue whales, to arctic terns, to monarch butterflies - is a glorious gift for animal lovers ... A treasure trove of insights and visual delights that will have young animal-lovers poring over it for hours ... Packed with fascinating facts delivered in an engaging, witty style'
- LoveReading4Kids
'This is an absolute treasure of a book. As with the rest of this series, Matt Sewell's signature watercolour illustrations are simply sublime and add real excitement to the pages'
- Library Girl and Book Boy
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 226 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84365-499-5 (9781843654995)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Megan Lee
Atlas of Amazing Migrations
E-Book
12/2021
Pavilion Children's Books
€11.99
Available for download
Persons
Artist and illustrator Matt Sewell has been described as the Banksy of the bird world. Matt has illustrated for the Guardian and Barbour, painted underpasses for the RSPB, and exhibited in London, Manchester, New York, Tokyo and Paris. His hugely popular bird books include Our Garden Birds, Our Woodland Birds and A Charm of Goldfinches. He has also illustrated children's books including The Big Bird Spot, Dinosaurs, Forgotten Beasts and Atlas of Amazing Birds.
Megan Lee was born in Shropshire, UK, and grew up inspired to write by her father's poetry. After studying English Literature at the University of Exeter, she moved to Yorkshire where she now lives. Megan is fascinated with the natural landscape and loves to hike, swim, and ramble across the moors near her home. Atlas of Amazing Migrations is her first book.
Megan Lee was born in Shropshire, UK, and grew up inspired to write by her father's poetry. After studying English Literature at the University of Exeter, she moved to Yorkshire where she now lives. Megan is fascinated with the natural landscape and loves to hike, swim, and ramble across the moors near her home. Atlas of Amazing Migrations is her first book.