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by Caspar Henderson, Golbanou Moghaddas (Illustrator)
An entrancing guide to the world’s most far-fetched creatures – a unique blend of cutting-edge science and philosophical meditation on what we humans can learn from the extraordinary animals around us
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From the Axolotl to the Zebrafish, our planet contains a host of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often more astonishing that anything dreamt of in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the land, Caspar Henderson captures the beauty and bizzareness of the many living forms we thought we knew and some we could never have contemplated, inviting us to better imagine the precarious world we inhabit.
A witty, vivid blend of cutting edge natural history and meditative reflections, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is infectious and celebratory about the sheer ingenuity and variety of life.
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| Book Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Cover | Paperback |
| Size | Length: 427 pages |
| Genre | Nonfiction, Biology, Essays, Science |
| Published | October 3rd 2013 by Granta (first published October 4th 2012) |
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