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The Big Picture Book of Environments

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The Big Picture Book of Environments

‘This enjoyable book is an important primer for children interested in the environment.’ – Tim FlanneryOur Earth is a remarkable place. We need to celebrate its diverse and complex beauty, and save it for future generations.With stunning images and a child-friendly text based on the latest scientific research, The Big Picture Book of Environmentsexplores the effects of changing climate on environments around the world, including the great rivers, deserts, Arctic regions, cities, abyssal depths and forests.Dr John Long is Head of Sciences at Museum Victoria. His previous publication, The Big Picture Book, won a Wilderness Society Award and an award for Excellence in Educational Publishing, and was shortlisted for a Children’s Book Council of Australia award.Praise for The Big Picture Book’A gem for fact-hungry kids.’ Good Reading’The ultimate reference for any budding scientist.’ Herald Sun’Lucid, spare and lyrical…encourages people of any age to both understand the facts and marvel at the mystery and magnificence of evolution.’ Reading Time

CategoriesPlanet Earth
FormatHardback
ISBN9781741754605
Published20/03/2008
Price Per CopyRRP $32.95
1–9 copies$29.65
10–19 copies$28.00
20+ copies$26.36

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John Long

John Long grew up in Melbourne and began collecting fossils when he was seven. He found his first dinosaur bones near Inverloch, Victoria, when he was a university student. He worked as a palaeontologist in Canberra, Tasmania and WA. Today he lives in Perth and works at the WA Museum. He is the author of several books for adults and children including Dinosaurs of Australia and other animals of the Mesozoic Era, Reed Books 1990, and Dinosaur Dealers, Allen & Unwin 2002.

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