The Wonders of Nature
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Ben Hoare
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Summary
Explore the curiosities of planet Earth and marvel at the beauty of the natural world in a new way。
From opals to orchids and tapirs to toadstools， this beautiful collection brings more than 100 incredible items from the natural world to life。 Perfect for all the nature-loving readers on the planet we call home。
Every page of this reference book reveals fascinating animals， plants， rocks， minerals and microorganisms that will wow children and adults alike。 Fantastic photography and illustrations showcase the wonders of planet Earth beautifully。 Children will love exploring the detailed close-up images of different plants， animals and rocks。
Throughout the pages of this utterly charming guide to the natural world， you'll discover the myths and legends of living creatures and minerals。 Storybook descriptions and surprising facts about their natural history will capture your child's attention and keep them coming back for more！
Curious kids can pour over the reference pages packed with new information。 Find out how the dragon blood tree got its name， why a sundew means big trouble for insects and what on Earth a radiolarian is。 From orchids to opals and lichens to lizards， this beautiful book lets you find the things that interest you and uncover new favorites along the way。
Discover the Wonderful World of Nature
This educational book is perfect for kids to read by themselves or together with their parents as a bedtime story。 With its beautiful gilded edges， decorative gold foil element and embossed cover， The Wonders of Nature is a fantastic gift for children who have a growing interest in the natural world。
Inside the pages of this stunning book， you'll find:
- More than 100 remarkable items from the natural world。
- Fantastic close-up photography and gorgeous illustrations。
- Surprising facts and stories about the most incredible rocks and minerals， microscopic life， plants and animals on Earth。
Explore the Series:
Once you've discovered The Wonders of Nature， dive into the companion fact book from DK Books， An Anthology of Intriguing Animals。 See how more than 100 incredible animals of the world come to life through stunning photography and beautiful illustrations。
From opals to orchids and tapirs to toadstools， this beautiful collection brings more than 100 incredible items from the natural world to life。 Perfect for all the nature-loving readers on the planet we call home。
Every page of this reference book reveals fascinating animals， plants， rocks， minerals and microorganisms that will wow children and adults alike。 Fantastic photography and illustrations showcase the wonders of planet Earth beautifully。 Children will love exploring the detailed close-up images of different plants， animals and rocks。
Throughout the pages of this utterly charming guide to the natural world， you'll discover the myths and legends of living creatures and minerals。 Storybook descriptions and surprising facts about their natural history will capture your child's attention and keep them coming back for more！
Curious kids can pour over the reference pages packed with new information。 Find out how the dragon blood tree got its name， why a sundew means big trouble for insects and what on Earth a radiolarian is。 From orchids to opals and lichens to lizards， this beautiful book lets you find the things that interest you and uncover new favorites along the way。
Discover the Wonderful World of Nature
This educational book is perfect for kids to read by themselves or together with their parents as a bedtime story。 With its beautiful gilded edges， decorative gold foil element and embossed cover， The Wonders of Nature is a fantastic gift for children who have a growing interest in the natural world。
Inside the pages of this stunning book， you'll find:
- More than 100 remarkable items from the natural world。
- Fantastic close-up photography and gorgeous illustrations。
- Surprising facts and stories about the most incredible rocks and minerals， microscopic life， plants and animals on Earth。
Explore the Series:
Once you've discovered The Wonders of Nature， dive into the companion fact book from DK Books， An Anthology of Intriguing Animals。 See how more than 100 incredible animals of the world come to life through stunning photography and beautiful illustrations。
Reviews
Amanda
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He loves this one。
Juli Anna
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Very pretty， but skimpy on science。
Lore
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A beautiful children's book！ I'm looking forward to sharing the information in it with my niece， although I must confess I discovered some interesting things I didn't know myself。 Like the existance of a rock called the desert rose， of star sand， of male and female ginko trees， of living stones or of man-of-war jellyfish。 Or that echidnas are the other type of mammals to lay eggs。 Or that wombats produce cube-shaped poo。 Just the stuff to get kids （and me） hooked！ A beautiful children's book！ I'm looking forward to sharing the information in it with my niece， although I must confess I discovered some interesting things I didn't know myself。 Like the existance of a rock called the desert rose， of star sand， of male and female ginko trees， of living stones or of man-of-war jellyfish。 Or that echidnas are the other type of mammals to lay eggs。 Or that wombats produce cube-shaped poo。 Just the stuff to get kids （and me） hooked！ 。。。more
Prundeanu Ciprian
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Pretty good for children up until the 8th grade， mostly a scratch on the surface of the topic。
Lilly
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This was a lovely book with information about a variety of natural wonders。 It gave me the most interesting facts in short articles about nature that I hadn't even heard of before or wouldn't have thought to read about。 Now I know about water bears， ghost plants， star sand， saigas， pyrite， gum trees and lots more！ This was a lovely book with information about a variety of natural wonders。 It gave me the most interesting facts in short articles about nature that I hadn't even heard of before or wouldn't have thought to read about。 Now I know about water bears， ghost plants， star sand， saigas， pyrite， gum trees and lots more！ 。。。more
Trish
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A neat book about nature。
David
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What a great book for kids。 Shiny rocks， Fossils， Microscopic plants/animals， Trees， Flowers， Amphibians， Mammals。 Colorful examples of each with lots of highly interesting facts。 I would have loved a book like this when I was young。 Very nice picture-index in the back to help find that interesting item quickly。
Tiffiny
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We loved this book！ I think we need to buy it for our collection since we've been reading it over and over and now the library wants it back。 We loved this book！ I think we need to buy it for our collection since we've been reading it over and over and now the library wants it back。 。。。more
Mia
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Similar to his other book "An Intriguing Anthology of Animals"， this anthology contains large color photographs， detailed illustrations， and ample amounts of educational information。 But in this text， in addition to animals， Hoare also includes examples and explanations of rocks， minerals， plants， flowers， and trees！ Great resource for parents and libraries alike。 Similar to his other book "An Intriguing Anthology of Animals"， this anthology contains large color photographs， detailed illustrations， and ample amounts of educational information。 But in this text， in addition to animals， Hoare also includes examples and explanations of rocks， minerals， plants， flowers， and trees！ Great resource for parents and libraries alike。 。。。more
Shilo Quetchenbach
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Not quite as good as the Universe one， but excellent bedtime reading material。 Kiddo and I enjoyed it。
Angeli
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Lovely！Enjoyed reading this book with my nephew！
Becky Sawielski
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Very cool！ Great pictures！ Learned some new stuff！
Emma Hall
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So interesting
Becca
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Using both illustration and photography， this book contains information on all sorts of things--plants， microscopic life， rocks and minerals， and animals （from sponges and millipedes to frogs， pigeons， and jaguars）。 Each spread contains a written description， some drawings， and close up detailed photographs which are for the most part trimmed of any background。 With 100 remarkable items of the natural world， there is plenty for a child， or an adult， to pore over as they dip in and out of this tr Using both illustration and photography， this book contains information on all sorts of things--plants， microscopic life， rocks and minerals， and animals （from sponges and millipedes to frogs， pigeons， and jaguars）。 Each spread contains a written description， some drawings， and close up detailed photographs which are for the most part trimmed of any background。 With 100 remarkable items of the natural world， there is plenty for a child， or an adult， to pore over as they dip in and out of this treasure。 。。。more
Elizabeth Chang
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Not only is this an educational book。。。。it's also a GORGEOUS book。 Everything from the illustrations to the fonts to the weight and texture of the pages just makes me shiver with pleasure and excitement when flipping through these pages。 As a biology student， it's nice to be able to take a step back from complicated processes and just enjoy the beauty and stunning features nature has to offer。 Not only is this an educational book。。。。it's also a GORGEOUS book。 Everything from the illustrations to the fonts to the weight and texture of the pages just makes me shiver with pleasure and excitement when flipping through these pages。 As a biology student， it's nice to be able to take a step back from complicated processes and just enjoy the beauty and stunning features nature has to offer。 。。。more
Nerita
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Truly wonderful
Melissa
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Beautiful pictures， fascinating facts and really interesting book。
jrendocrine
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Got this for 5 year old twin granchildren based on review of botanist I follow （thank you Jennifer！！！） I've been reading it to my little guys at the beach。 it is wonderful。 the choices are amazing and there is always a marvelous joy of information tidbit （gold mostly all from meteorites ！！）the kids are awed （water bears！， there are volcanoes under the ocean！） and their mom （my daughter） is stunned （ruby and sapphire are from same mineral: corundum！） and she will be buying it as presents for all Got this for 5 year old twin granchildren based on review of botanist I follow （thank you Jennifer！！！） I've been reading it to my little guys at the beach。 it is wonderful。 the choices are amazing and there is always a marvelous joy of information tidbit （gold mostly all from meteorites ！！）the kids are awed （water bears！， there are volcanoes under the ocean！） and their mom （my daughter） is stunned （ruby and sapphire are from same mineral: corundum！） and she will be buying it as presents for all her friend's children。 get the book， not kindle， the contents and index page are worthwhile too。 。。。more
Kerstin Daynes
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Excellent！ The illustrations and photos are amazing and the short and informative text is just right。 It includes so many fascinating details that act as a springboard for more study and wondering。
Lisa Mcbroom
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Beautiful coffee table book of nature。
Ginger
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Always looking for good non-fiction to send to my grands， I see a lot of sub-par books。 Similar to the author's Anthology of Intriguing Animals， The Wonders of Nature is lovely and interesting。 Younger children of about 5-8 might enjoy this read out loud but would definitely spend a lot of solo time pouring over the photos。 I can see older children of 8-12 volunteering to spend their non-screen hour time with this beautiful volume。 Always looking for good non-fiction to send to my grands， I see a lot of sub-par books。 Similar to the author's Anthology of Intriguing Animals， The Wonders of Nature is lovely and interesting。 Younger children of about 5-8 might enjoy this read out loud but would definitely spend a lot of solo time pouring over the photos。 I can see older children of 8-12 volunteering to spend their non-screen hour time with this beautiful volume。 。。。more
Elle
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A treasure！
Anne
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If I could give this more than 5 stars， I would。 This book is perfect for a child （or adult） who is interested in nature。 Physically the book is beautiful with gold edges and gold illumination on the cover。 The pictures， both photographed and illustrated， are well done and presented clearly so anyone can see what the animal， plant， rock looks like。 On each page is where it （animal， rock， flower， etc。） is located。 There are contents， glossary and visual guide。 There are no website recommendations If I could give this more than 5 stars， I would。 This book is perfect for a child （or adult） who is interested in nature。 Physically the book is beautiful with gold edges and gold illumination on the cover。 The pictures， both photographed and illustrated， are well done and presented clearly so anyone can see what the animal， plant， rock looks like。 On each page is where it （animal， rock， flower， etc。） is located。 There are contents， glossary and visual guide。 There are no website recommendations but seriously - this is a book that makes you forget about the internet and just live in the moment with a great book。The writing is amazing - it is simple enough to engage a 10 year old to read。 Younger children may need help。 The descriptions are wonderful: 'some sea urchins use crabs as taxis"， some sponges look like "bubble wrap， fingers， or jelly"， "this plant might make you look twice。 It's not a flying duck。 It's an orchid flower！"。 These simple descriptions is what grabs kids attention。 Facts kids （and adults） learn are fun - did you know: that turquoise is made from copper and iron and the more iron， the greener the turquoise and the more copper， the bluer？ Or did you know that the wombat is the only animal that produces cube-shaped poop？ or a lobsters two claws often don't match - one is for smashing and the other cutting？ I could go on and on about this book。 As an elementary school librarian， I know my students will enjoy this book。 My students are always looking for interesting reads on nature。 Sometimes books explain on an adult level and students won't check out。 The only problem I see for librarians is that this book is big and heavy for a child to take home。 Especially if the child is walking home。 What I do with books like this is I have the child's grownup （parent， guardian， older sibling） pick up the book。 My last comment is this book is up there with Steve Jenkins books。 So， if you like Steve Jenkins books， you'll love this。 。。。more
Jenna
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Mielenkiintoinen， upeasti kuvitettu tietokirja - joka vaikuttaa aluksi kovin tuhdilta paketilta， mutta osoittautuu olemaan varsin lyhyitä tietoiskuja sisältävä paksu teos。
Cherie
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The pictures in this book are absolutely amazing！
Rachel
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Such a pretty book and great pictures and illustrations！ Similar to the other one but includes more plants and rocks and things in nature。
Madi
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I was first drawn by how the book looked， little did I know the beauty of the outside continued to the inside。 The gold illumination on the cover and pages caught my eye - we don't see this often anymore。 When I opened the book and read， I realized how stunning the book truly was。 Not only did it introduce me to different things in nature， some I have never heard of， it gave little tid-bits of information that made me appreciate them。 I was fascinated by everything。 The pictures and illustration I was first drawn by how the book looked， little did I know the beauty of the outside continued to the inside。 The gold illumination on the cover and pages caught my eye - we don't see this often anymore。 When I opened the book and read， I realized how stunning the book truly was。 Not only did it introduce me to different things in nature， some I have never heard of， it gave little tid-bits of information that made me appreciate them。 I was fascinated by everything。 The pictures and illustrations throughout are stunning - there are no other words。 Even those microscopic beings， though some look downright disgusting - like the water bear - you can see them up close; see how complicated and intricate they are。 It made me admire these things of nature so much more。This was a book of beauty all around - the information， photography， illustrations， design。 。。。more
Ashley Licht
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Beautiful pictures and Illustrations and very interesting facts！
Alice
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At first I thought this book was going to be drudgery and painful， but it was actually very interesting。 I learned a lot about animals I have never heard of。 There were many google searches to learn more about these cool creatures！ Good one！
Tucker （TuckerTheReader）
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basically me throughout this entire book:Review to come！| Goodreads | Blog | Pinterest | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram basically me throughout this entire book:Review to come！| Goodreads | Blog | Pinterest | LinkedIn | YouTube | Instagram 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Wonders of Nature
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Wonders of Nature&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Wonders of Nature&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0