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How BIG are the wings of a golden eagle? How STRONG is the bite of a saltwater crocodile?What makes a chameleon or ant so threatening, and which creature is deadliest to humans despite its tiny size?Discover the world's most dangerous and deadly creatures with award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery. Packed with stunning illustrations and fascinating facts, this incredible book is the perfect Christmas gift for nature lovers.Made to be both shared and read independently, this book introduces children to some of the most amazing creatures on our planet and their deadly secrets!Also available: Hidden Planet, Sensational Butterflies, Ben Rothery's Weird and Wonderful Animals, Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals and Water World.

From the bearded vulture, which is the only animal on the planet whose diet consists exclusively of bones, to the miscroscopic tardigrade that can survive for up to 30 years without food or water, this book focusses on our planet's most bizarre and extraordinary beasts.

From the bearded vulture, which is the only animal on the planet whose diet consists exclusively of bones, to the microscopic tardigrade that can survive for up to 30 years without food or water, this book focuses on our planet's most bizarre and extraordinary beasts."This is how every child wants to learn about animals. The illustrations are breathtakingly beautiful, dynamic, hyper-realistic and strong inform and color. Every page is captivating. It seems that the animals can fly up or jump away."--from the jury awarding Hidden Planet the Dutch literature prize THE SILVER BRUSH, 2021

From the saltwater crocodile's vise like bite to the golden eagle's lightning attack from the air, many of the creatures featured in this upper-level picture book are built for danger. But what makes a chameleon or ant so threatening, and which creature is the deadliest of all to humans, despite its tiny size? Award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery's fact-filled book of the planet's most dangerous creatures has the answers.

From the bearded vulture, which is the only animal on the planet whose diet consists exclusively of bones, to the microscopic tardigrade that can survive for up to 30 years without food or water, this book focuses on our planet's most bizarre and extraordinary beasts."This is how every child wants to learn about animals. The illustrations are breathtakingly beautiful, dynamic, hyper-realistic and strong inform and color. Every page is captivating. It seems that the animals can fly up or jump away."--from the jury awarding Hidden Planet the Dutch literature prize THE SILVER BRUSH, 2021

Perfect for animal-lovers everywhere! A beautiful crossover book for all ages, this is the book natural-history illustrator Ben has wanted to read since he was a child.Facts and descriptions provide insight into a curated collection of birds and animals - some endangered and some less so - told from the perspective of a detail-obsessed illustrator.Fun to read together or independently, let the secrets of the animals on our planet come to life in vibrant detail.'This is my love letter to Planet Earth; a celebration of her hidden species, from the bold and the beautiful to the interesting but ugly. And while not a complete list, I hope that these few give a glimpse of the outstanding diversity of nature' - Ben Rothery'For wildlife aficionados . . . [Hidden Planet] is filled with stunning illustrations . . . The engaging text is full of intriguing details' - Guardian Children's Books of the Year'Ben Rothery is an extraordinary illustrator of the natural world, and an inspiration to children and grown-ups to write their own love letter to Planet Earth' - Angels and UrchinsAlso available: Sensational Butterflies, Ben Rothery's Weird and Wonderful Animals, Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals and Water World.

A stunning showcase of the world's butterflies and moths, debuting one of the UK's finest natural history illustrators, Ben Rothery.Butterflies and moths are some of the most amazing creatures in nature.There are over 180,000 different kinds and they can be found on every continent except the Antarctic.From Monarchs to swallowtails, Blue Morphos to birdwings, the intricate beauty of butterflies spans the globe and yet also settles close to home in a child's garden, local park or window box.This large-format book brings the vibrancy and ecosystem of butterflies to life with simple text and gorgeous illustrations, covering the key butterfly and moth families and including scores of fascinating facts.Learn the unique way that butterflies see, or be amazed by the multiple double-page spreads showing wingspans in sensational detail.Also available: Hidden Planet, Ben Rothery's Weird and Wonderful Animals, Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals and Water World.

'This is a thing of rare beauty' - David Walliams on Hidden Planet (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020)Water World is the stunning new book from Ben Rothery, author of Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies. Life on Earth is shaped by water, and only survives here because of it, but our ocean ecosystems are at the epicentre of global warming. Framed by the need to protect our oceans, Water World is natural-history illustrator Ben Rothery's rich exploration of the creatures from the coastal and offshore waters of the world - from penguins, seagulls, polar bears and seahorses, to plankton, sharks and deep-sea beings. Discover the longest migration and the loudest animal on Earth, and learn how our own actions affect the ocean, its inhabitants and our whole planet. Fun to read together or independently, this large-format, beautifully illustrated book is perfect for nature-lovers of all ages. Also available: Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies.

A stunning deep dive into the worlds great oceans and the incredible aquatic lifeforms that live in them!Life on Earth is shaped by water, and only survives here because of it, but our ocean ecosystems are at the epicentre of global warming. This enormous blue wilderness contains somewhere between half and three quarters of all life on Earth, including the biggest and most numerous creatures to ever live. But more than 90 per cent of Earth's warming since 1950 occurred in oceans, despite their vast capacity to absorb heat and CO2.Framed by the need to protect our fragile oceans, Water World is natural-history illustrator Ben Rothery's rich exploration of the creatures from the coastal and offshore waters of the world - from penguins, seagulls, polar bears and seahorses, to plankton, sharks and deep-sea beings. Discover the longest migration and the loudest animal on Earth, and learn how our own actions affect the ocean, its inhabitants and our whole planet.Fun to read together or independently, this beautifully illustrated book is perfect for nature-lovers of all ages.

This 96-page large-trim-size book features gorgeous pictures by an illustrator for London's Natural History Museum to explore the hidden intereactions and survival strategies of our planet's animals.

This companion volume to Hidden Planet dives deeply into the lives of butterflies and moths around the world, with stunning illustrations.

The first Rothery book to explore ocean life: Pacific walrus, king penguin, narwhal, great white shark, squid, seahorse, moray eel, humpback whale, manta ray, orca, and many more rendered, in exquisite, dramatic detail. Includes shore dwellers who depend on the sea: Polar bears and otters of course, but also ring-tailed lemurs, Bengal tigers, and British Columbia wolves. Explores extreme ocean environments: Tropical reefs and polar seas, islands and open oceans, surface waters and the ocean abyss, kelp forests and mangroves.

Et fantastisk illustrert verk som går i dybden på sommerfugler og møll og viser hvordan de lever rundt om i verden. Sommerfugler og møll er noen av de mest fantastiske skapningene i naturen. Det finnes over 180 000 forskjellige arter, og de lever på alle kontinenter unntatt Antarktis. Fra monark til svalehale, fra blå morpho til fuglevinger: Sommerfuglenes komplekse skjønnhet spenner over hele kloden, men finnes også nær hjemmet - i hagen, parken eller vindusboksen. Denne boken levendegjør sommerfuglenes liv og økosystem i et stort format med enkel tekst og vakre illustrasjoner. Den dekker de viktigste sommerfugl- og natsommerfuglfamiliene og er spekket med fascinerende fakta. Lær om sommerfuglenes unike utseende eller la deg forbløffe av de mange dobbeltsidene som viser vingespennet deres i utrolig detalj.

Et vidunderligt illustreret værk, der dykker dybt ned i sommerfugle og natsværmere og skildrer, hvordan de lever verden over.Sommerfugle og natsværmere er nogle af de mest fantastiske skabninger i naturen.Der findes over 180.000 forskellige slags, og de lever på alle kontinenter undtagen Antarktis. Fra monark til svalehale, fra blå morfo til fuglevinge: Sommerfuglenes komplekse skønhed spænder over hele kloden, men findes også tæt på hjemmet – i haven, den lokale park eller altankassen.Denne bog vækker sommerfuglenes liv og økosystem til live i stort format med enkle tekster og smukke illustrationer. Den dækker de vigtigste sommerfugle- og natsværmerfamilier og indeholder masser af fascinerende fakta. Lær om sommerfuglenes unikke måde at se på, eller lad dig forbløffe af de mange dobbeltsidede opslag, der viser deres vingefang i utrolige detaljer.

Ett underbart illustrerat verk som ger en djupdykning i fjärilar och malar.Boken ger liv åt fjärilarnas liv och ekosystem i ett stort format med enkel text och vackra illustrationer som visar de viktigaste fjärils- och nattfjärilsfamiljerna. Lär dig mer om fjärilarnas unika utseende eller förundras över de många dubbelsidiga uppslagen som visar deras vingspann i otrolig detalj.

in his new book, Ben Rothery sets out to inform and inspire children to look after all the animals on this precious planet – not just the big, bold, beautiful ones, but the scary, ugly and utterly alien ones as well. From misunderstood animals like snakes and sharks, to detested creatures like maggots and hyenas, and from animals with unlucky associations like magpies, to those abandoned by us like orangutans, meet the animals that need and deserve our love.