Into the Blue
Adventures on the Wild Atlantic Edge
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-00-847217-7 (ISBN)
Description
In search of Britain's whales, dolphins and seals.
If ever you've dreamed of spotting a whale or swimming with dolphins, you need look no further than our own shores. The UK is one of the world's best places to see whales, dolphins and seals, along with a host of other interesting marine life.
We are an island nation and the sea is in our hearts and imaginations. But despite documentaries such as Blue Planet II, and an upsurge of interest in protecting the oceans, the marine world is a mystery to most of us. And undoubtedly the most enigmatic stars of the ocean are marine mammals: 30 species have been recorded in our waters, ranging from the abundant yet shy harbour porpoise, to a beluga whale living in the Thames.
In Into the Blue, wife-and-husband team Lucy and Rob set out on a year-long quest to see as many of these amazing animals as possible around the shores of the UK, accompanied by their young daughter Georgiana, from the Scilly Isles to the northernmost point of Scotland. A truly wild family, their wildest quest yet follows them as they search for an orca whale in British waters.
This inspiring book will teach you how to engage with nature, improve your understanding of the world, help you to act in an environmentally conscious way, and immerse you in the fathomless world of our most precious wildlife.
If ever you've dreamed of spotting a whale or swimming with dolphins, you need look no further than our own shores. The UK is one of the world's best places to see whales, dolphins and seals, along with a host of other interesting marine life.
We are an island nation and the sea is in our hearts and imaginations. But despite documentaries such as Blue Planet II, and an upsurge of interest in protecting the oceans, the marine world is a mystery to most of us. And undoubtedly the most enigmatic stars of the ocean are marine mammals: 30 species have been recorded in our waters, ranging from the abundant yet shy harbour porpoise, to a beluga whale living in the Thames.
In Into the Blue, wife-and-husband team Lucy and Rob set out on a year-long quest to see as many of these amazing animals as possible around the shores of the UK, accompanied by their young daughter Georgiana, from the Scilly Isles to the northernmost point of Scotland. A truly wild family, their wildest quest yet follows them as they search for an orca whale in British waters.
This inspiring book will teach you how to engage with nature, improve your understanding of the world, help you to act in an environmentally conscious way, and immerse you in the fathomless world of our most precious wildlife.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-847217-7 (9780008472177)
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Lucy McRobert is a wildlife storyteller and writer. Her first book, 365 Days Wild (William Collins, 2019) offers a host of ideas about how to make nature part of your life every day. She has been a columnist for Birdwatch magazine for six years and has written for a number of other wildlife publications. In 2015 she was included in BBC Wildlife's first wildlife power list.
Dr Rob Lambert is a multi-disciplinary 'environment' academic at the University of Nottingham. He has published several books, as well as numerous articles on past and present relationships between nature and people. He has worked on British TV and radio wildlife documentaries for the BBC.
Dr Rob Lambert is a multi-disciplinary 'environment' academic at the University of Nottingham. He has published several books, as well as numerous articles on past and present relationships between nature and people. He has worked on British TV and radio wildlife documentaries for the BBC.