Fish Facts
Published on 15. September 2011
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-58980-908-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is an entertaining guide for children to fish of all shapes, sizes, and habits. It provides all the basic information on classes, orders, and genera of fish as well as their breeding, feeding, and mating habits. This vibrantly illustrated book is a great addition to any classroom and gift for anyone who wants to learn about the creatures that inhabit much of our world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gretna, LA
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58980-908-6 (9781589809086)
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Person
Geoff Swinney is a renowned scholar who specializes in research of fish and other lower vertebrates. He has studied anglerfish collected off Madeira, including two species new to the northeastern Atlantic, and a new species of giant gecko from Jamaica. Mr. Swinneyís scientific articles have been published in the Journal of Fish Biology, Journal for the History of Collections, Journal of Zoology, Herpetological Review, and Bocagiana. In addition, he has been instrumental in updating the natural-history collection at the National Museums of Scotland and making it accessible to the public. All of the facts have been well researched by Mr. Swinney. Geoff Swinney resides in Scotland, where he is the curator of lower vertebrates for the Royal Museum in Edinburgh. In addition to curation and collections management of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, he conducts research on mid-water deep-sea fishes and on the history of natural-science collections. Mr. Swinney is also a professional associate of the Royal Scottish Geological Society.