内容简介
ThisisamonumentalandextraordinarilybeautifulguidetotheEarth'snaturalwonders.5yearsinthemaking,coveringover5,000species,TheNaturalHistoryBookisone-of-a-kind;theonlybooktoofferacompletesurveyoftheEarth'snaturalhistory.Eachgeologicalandbiologicalgroupingisintroducedandexplainedinanengagingandhighlyinformativeway,makingittheperfectadditiontoeveryfamilybookshelf,aswellasanidealgiftforeverynaturelover.Itispackedwiththousandsofstunning,speciallycommissionedphotographs,andwrittenbyaworldwideteamofnaturalhistoryexperts.Fromgranitestograpevines,frommicrobestomammals,TheNaturalHistoryBookisatruevisualdictionaryofeverykingdomoflife.
作者简介
BeckyD.AlexanderhaslivedinCambridge,Ontarioallherlife.ShewasraisedinaruralsettingontheedgeofHespeler.TeachingwasherpassionandsheheldseveralpositionswiththeWaterlooRegionalDistrictSchoolBoarduntilherretirementin2000.Anawardwinning,internationallypublishedpoet,Beckydecidedshewantedtopromotelocalwritersandestablishedasmallindependentpublishingcompany,CraigleighPress.Anyprofitsfromonebookwereturnedbackintoproducingthenextauthor’sworks.ShehasreadherworksatmanyvenuesinOntarioandKentuckyandorganizedpoetryreadingsinCambridge.Shehasalsoofferedworkshopsforwriters.BeckywasawardedtheBerniceAdam’sAwardforhercontributionstotheLiteraryArtsinCambridge.Herbookcreditsinclude:DownHammett’sLane;LostBoots;OnRaven’sWing;DaysTheWillowsChoose;SunshineDays;andherlatestwork,Shrapnel:TalesofaSoldierDad.ShehasalsocollaboratedwithotherpoetstowriteInL.M.’sGarden,haikubytwo,andCloudShine.Hernewestbookrelease,Portals,isalsoacollaborationwithKatherineL.GordonandStanleyJ.White.