Tesoros de la naturaleza (Nature's Treasures)

Un viaje inolvidable por los secretos del mundo natural

Part of DK Treasures

Author Ben Hoare
Hardcover
$24.99 US
On sale Oct 18, 2022 | 192 Pages | 9780744064414

Seguro que has visto muchas hojas, ¿pero alguna vez has observado su sistema vascular? 
La naturaleza está repleta de objetos fascinantes y a la vez misteriosos. Descubre qué son y cómo se han formado.


Este curioso libro recoge más de 100 tesoros de la naturaleza con historias sorprendentes. Desde objetos más comunes como huevos, esqueletos y hongos venenosos hasta elementos únicos y que quizás no conocías como la egagrópila de un búho, el estuche de un tricóptero o el ámbar gris.

- Repleto de ilustraciones y fotografías grandes para apreciar cada detalle de cerca
- Datos e historias curiosas de todo tipo de plantas, animales, rocas y minerales 
- Información fácil de entender para todas las edades
- Cubierta con bonitas ilustraciones y páginas con bordes dorados

Lleno de nueva e interesante información, este libro es perfecto para fomentar la afición por la lectura y leer en compañía de padres y profesores. 
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Reveal extraordinary stories from nature by best-selling author Ben Hoare with this awe-inspiring animal book for curious kids aged 6-8.

Nature’s Treasures
is a stunning nature encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with reference pages packed with fascinating information, little learners will be captivated as they dive into this collection of more than 100 intriguing items from the natural world and discover the stories behind them. Whether it’s learning how bristly mouths help huge whales capture tiny animals, how minute scales make butterflies shine in the sunlight, or how studying a leaf skeleton can tell us how it transports food, children can learn all sorts of fun animal facts from the storybook descriptions.

Nature’s Treasures takes you on a tour of our planet through commonplace-but-incredible objects made by nature itself. The engaging storybook-style descriptions and simple text shed a light on the wonders of nature and wildlife, making this book ideal for inquisitive children aged 6-8 who love to spot things when exploring outside and want to know more about the wonderful and mysterious natural world.

Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they:

- Explore unique and intriguing approach to exploring nature
- Reveal remarkable features of plants and animals, the nests and structures they make
- Uncover more than 100 amazing individual objects found in the natural world

This nature encyclopedia for children is the perfect blend of storybook style text with out of this world illustrations which makes it a fantastic nature book for children who are obsessed with wildlife and the natural world. ore them in Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life.
Ben Hoare is an editor and author of books on nature and natural history, including Eyewitness: Endangered Animals, Trees and Leaves, and Pond Life. A fellow of the Zoological Society of London, his work can also be seen published in BBC Wildlife and Birdlife magazines, and on several BBC websites. View titles by Ben Hoare

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Seguro que has visto muchas hojas, ¿pero alguna vez has observado su sistema vascular? 
La naturaleza está repleta de objetos fascinantes y a la vez misteriosos. Descubre qué son y cómo se han formado.


Este curioso libro recoge más de 100 tesoros de la naturaleza con historias sorprendentes. Desde objetos más comunes como huevos, esqueletos y hongos venenosos hasta elementos únicos y que quizás no conocías como la egagrópila de un búho, el estuche de un tricóptero o el ámbar gris.

- Repleto de ilustraciones y fotografías grandes para apreciar cada detalle de cerca
- Datos e historias curiosas de todo tipo de plantas, animales, rocas y minerales 
- Información fácil de entender para todas las edades
- Cubierta con bonitas ilustraciones y páginas con bordes dorados

Lleno de nueva e interesante información, este libro es perfecto para fomentar la afición por la lectura y leer en compañía de padres y profesores. 
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Reveal extraordinary stories from nature by best-selling author Ben Hoare with this awe-inspiring animal book for curious kids aged 6-8.

Nature’s Treasures
is a stunning nature encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with reference pages packed with fascinating information, little learners will be captivated as they dive into this collection of more than 100 intriguing items from the natural world and discover the stories behind them. Whether it’s learning how bristly mouths help huge whales capture tiny animals, how minute scales make butterflies shine in the sunlight, or how studying a leaf skeleton can tell us how it transports food, children can learn all sorts of fun animal facts from the storybook descriptions.

Nature’s Treasures takes you on a tour of our planet through commonplace-but-incredible objects made by nature itself. The engaging storybook-style descriptions and simple text shed a light on the wonders of nature and wildlife, making this book ideal for inquisitive children aged 6-8 who love to spot things when exploring outside and want to know more about the wonderful and mysterious natural world.

Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they:

- Explore unique and intriguing approach to exploring nature
- Reveal remarkable features of plants and animals, the nests and structures they make
- Uncover more than 100 amazing individual objects found in the natural world

This nature encyclopedia for children is the perfect blend of storybook style text with out of this world illustrations which makes it a fantastic nature book for children who are obsessed with wildlife and the natural world. ore them in Dinosaurs and other Prehistoric Life.

Author

Ben Hoare is an editor and author of books on nature and natural history, including Eyewitness: Endangered Animals, Trees and Leaves, and Pond Life. A fellow of the Zoological Society of London, his work can also be seen published in BBC Wildlife and Birdlife magazines, and on several BBC websites. View titles by Ben Hoare

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