Emily Hawkins

A Natural History of Dragons (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Roux, Jessica

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Winchester, UK

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780711290983
• Artikelnr.: 69921170

Autorenporträt

Once a children's book editor, Emily Hawkins is now a full-time author. Her work has been featured on the New York Times bestseller list (Oceanology, 2009) as well as winning the Children's Travel Book of the Year Award (Atlas of Animal Adventures, 2016). Along with her background in children's non-fiction Emily has a strong interest in myth, folklore and storytelling. In 2020 she wrote A Natural History of Fairies, which has been translated into twelve languages, selling more than 100,000 copies worldwide. Emily holds a first-class English degree from Nottingham University, and lives in Winchester, UK.

Jessica Roux is a Nashville-based illustrator and plant and animal enthusiast. She loves exploring in her own backyard and being surrounded by an abundance of nature. Using subdued colors and rhythmic shapes, she renders flora, fauna, food, and many other things with intricate detail reminiscent of old world beauty. Her first book with Frances Lincoln was A Natural History of Fairies (September 2020).

Inhaltsangabe

THE ACADEMIE SOLOMONAR 
ANCIENT DRAGONS 
WHAT IS A DRAGON? 
THE ANATOMY OF A DRAGON 
DRAGON WINGS 
THE LIFE CYCLE OF A DRAGON 
DRAGON BEHAVIOR 
HUNTING TECHNIQUES 
COMBAT & COURTSHIP 
THE SECRETS OF DRAGON FLIGHT 
UNDERSTANDING DRAGON FIRE 
HOMES & HABITATS 
DRAGONS OF THE WORLD 
DRAGONS OF EUROPE: PART I 
GREATER EUROPEAN DRAGON, LESSER EUROPEAN DRAGON, CRESTED BALAUR
DRAGONS OF EUROPE: PART II 
LINDWYRM, WESTERN WOODSTALKER, PELUDA, FLIT
DRAGONS OF ASIA: PART I 
CHINESE DRAGON, JAPANESE WATER DRAGON
DRAGONS OF ASIA: PART II 
INDIAN SERPENT, ANATOLIAN WYRM, BABYLONIAN SCREAMER
DRAGONS OF AFRICA 
SAHARAN STRANGLER, NINKI NANKA, SERENGETI SERPENT, JACULUS
DRAGONS OF NORTH AMERICA 
SNALLYGASTER, ARCTIC WYRM, BUMBLELUMP, EMERALD WANDERER
DRAGONS OF LATIN AMERICA 
FEATHERED SERPENT, AMARU, SOUTHERN LAVA LIZARD, SOUTHERN SWAMP WYRM
DRAGONS OF AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA 
MO‘O, TANIWHA, AUSTRALIAN FLAMETHROWER
TRACKING DRAGONS 
DRAGON EGGS 
CARING FOR A HATCHLING 
TRAINING & HANDLING 
LEARNING TO RIDE 
FIRST FLIGHT 
MAKING IT RAIN: THE SECRET WORK OF THE SOLOMONARI