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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 captiva...

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.

Explore what it takes to be counted among the deadliest animals on Earth . . .From the saltwater crocodile's strong bite to the golden eagle's speed as it attacks from the air, many of the creatures you'll discover here are built for danger. But what makes a chameleon or ant so threatening, and which creature is deadliest to humans despite its tiny size?Find out with award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery's fact-filled world of the most spectac...

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, islan...

Von Kindheit an war der detailverliebte Illustrator Ben Rothery auf der Suche nach dem perfekten Naturkundebuch - bis er es schließlich selbst zeichnete und schrieb. Der großformatige Bildband gibt Einblick in die Mysterien der Tierwelt, vom Kolibri bis zum Nashorn, vom Hirschkäfer bis zum Clownfisch. Die lebendigen Illustrationen werden begleitet von spannenden und teils skurrilen Fakten aus der Tierwelt. Faszinierend - für Leser jeden Alters!

This is a thing of rare beauty' - David Wallliams 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 il...

Butterflies and moths are among the most amazing creatures in nature.Around 180, 000 varieties-in all shapes, sizes, and colors-can be found across the globe. "These are my love letters to Planet Earth, celebrations of her amazing creatures-thosethat are breathtakingly beautiful and those that are homely, bizarre, or rarely seen at all.-Ben Rothery

The creatures in this book are hidden in various ways. Some survive by means of symbiotic relationships with other creatures, like the clownfish living among an anemone's poisonous tentacles. Some are closely related to seemingly unconnected animals, like the elephant and the manatee. Some change color. Some change sex. Some disguise themselves. "These are my love letters to Planet Earth, celebrations of her amazing creatures-those that are br...

This book is a thing of rare beauty' - David WalliamsPerfect 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...

Ben Rothery is a detail-obsessed illustrator from Norwich, via Cape Town. He combines multiple processes to create intricate and delicate illustrations and repeating patterns, full of fine detail and vibrant colour.Much of Ben's work is inspired or informed by his love of nature - he grew up wanting variously to be a shark, dinosaur or David Attenborough crossed with Indiana Jones, but settled upon illustration as a compromise that allowed him...

A large-format book showing the world's butterflies, from one of the UK's finest natural history illustrators. Published to coincide with the opening of the Natural History Museum's annual butterfly house. Ages: 4+