Nature's Treasures: Tales Of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects From Nature

Nature's Treasures: Tales Of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects From Nature

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  • Create Date：2022-01-18 06:51:32
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Ben Hoare
  • ISBN：0241445329
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Summary

The wonderful and mysterious natural world is yours to explore！

From a fragile and beautiful bird egg to a glittering meteorite from space， discover more than 100 intriguing natural objects with fascinating tales to tell in this beautifully illustrated wildlife book for children。

This unique nature reference book has a fun， new approach that teaches children about nature through objects。 It includes:

- More than 100 amazing objects that you can find in nature， made by geological processes， or by plants and animals
- Follow the fascinating details of nature through our chapters: Animals; Plants， fungi， and algae; Minerals and rocks， and Made by nature
- Illustrated diagrams that support understanding
- Large， detailed photographs of truly fascinating objects
- The perfect gift for curious kids with eye-catching jacket finishes: gold foil， holographic foil， and metallic gold edges

A lump of coal， a cacao pod， a mermaid's purse， a fossil， a pine cone， an owl pellet， and a chrysalis - all tell a story。 Learn how bristly mouths help huge whales capture tiny animals， marvel at rocks and minerals forged through time， and discover how studying a leaf skeleton can tell us how it transports food。

Nature's Treasures takes you on a tour of our planet through incredible objects made by nature itself。 Objects are shown with truly stunning photography and colourful illustrations to help explain the science behind them。 The lively descriptions explore the remarkable tales of each item and all are packed with fascinating information。

It's the perfect first book about nature for inquisitive children aged 7 and up who love to spot things when exploring outside and want to know more about nature。

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Reviews

Nenia ✨ I yeet my books back and forth ✨ Campbell ，

Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestI did not know that this was a children's book when I got it but that didn't stop me from enjoying it。 First， NATURE'S TREASURES is a gorgeous book。 The edges of the pages are gilt and it has marvelous full-color illustrations and photos on every page。 It is divided into three sections: animals， plants， and minerals， with a bonus section at the end about natural oddities （such as honeycomb and fossils）。 This is basically a celebration of Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestI did not know that this was a children's book when I got it but that didn't stop me from enjoying it。 First， NATURE'S TREASURES is a gorgeous book。 The edges of the pages are gilt and it has marvelous full-color illustrations and photos on every page。 It is divided into three sections: animals， plants， and minerals， with a bonus section at the end about natural oddities （such as honeycomb and fossils）。 This is basically a celebration of the natural world， praising everything from pyrite （which can form cube-like crystals） to the fruits and leaves of various plants to feathers to seashells to the humble egg。NATURE'S TREASURES is packed with all sorts of trivia。 For example， giant clams get as large as a double-bed and actually get so big that they lose the ability to close and can live for over one hundred years！ Puffins are also apparently the only birds that molt their beaks （they have a summer beak and a winter beak）。 Fossilized trees are basically living spectroscopes and they are sometimes called rainbow wood because you can tell what type of minerals formed in them based on the color。 Oh， and ginkgo is so old that it predates plants that flowered or bore fruit。This would make a great gift for a precocious kid who's into life sciences， but it would also make a gorgeous coffee table book for a nerd who loves art （because the illustrations in this book are， again， gorgeous）。 It's on par with some of those Eyewitness books， but more artsy， just to give you an idea of how this book is constructed。 I also like that it doesn't balk at defining the scientific terms for kids。Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review！5 stars 。。。more

Susan ，

Received this new book by Ben Hoare yesterday and am deeply impressed。 It is a substantial book at 191 pages， and really beautiful to look at and to hold。 The gold page edging gives a sparkle and importance that kids will love。 Written clearly， the text doesn't talk down to the kids who are its target audience。 Instead， the material is straightforward， with each object having a main section enhanced by smaller photos and illustrations giving more information。 Open this book anywhere and you'll l Received this new book by Ben Hoare yesterday and am deeply impressed。 It is a substantial book at 191 pages， and really beautiful to look at and to hold。 The gold page edging gives a sparkle and importance that kids will love。 Written clearly， the text doesn't talk down to the kids who are its target audience。 Instead， the material is straightforward， with each object having a main section enhanced by smaller photos and illustrations giving more information。 Open this book anywhere and you'll learn the basic facts about an object enhanced by interesting subtexts。 For example， who knew that sea shells are made from the same material as natural chalk？All of this information could have come across as dry or pedantic， but not at all。 As soon as you open the pages you'll see that the organization of the material and bright pictures and illustrations tempt you to explore。 This would be a favorite book for children curious about the natural world and would certainly spark the interest of any budding naturalist。The book design is a delight， from the orange end papers to the brilliant photos and page layout。 Illustrator Kaley McKean has provided appealing images to complement the text and provide an organic flow that keeps you reading， whatever your age。 I was intrigued enough to look up her website， where I realized I was familiar with her unique style from Aquila children's magazine， where her distinct and amazing images are often featured。This is a book that children will love and parents will find themselves reading for their own pleasure。 I know I will enjoy sharing it with the children in my life。 。。。more

Hwee Goh ，

“The variety of life is endless。 The more time we spend looking at the world around us， the more we will notice and the more we will learn。”DK Books has this uncanny ability to present nature and science in such a beautiful， treasured， way。 I spent the morning reading THIS。 I gaped at the incredible process of building a bird’s egg， which comes in all shapes and colours （made up only of two pigments : a red-brown and a green）。 The “mermaid’s purse” in old stories is none other than the shark’s e “The variety of life is endless。 The more time we spend looking at the world around us， the more we will notice and the more we will learn。”DK Books has this uncanny ability to present nature and science in such a beautiful， treasured， way。 I spent the morning reading THIS。 I gaped at the incredible process of building a bird’s egg， which comes in all shapes and colours （made up only of two pigments : a red-brown and a green）。 The “mermaid’s purse” in old stories is none other than the shark’s egg case， with stiff threads at the edges to secure it on the sea bed， as well as tiny holes for oxygen to reach the baby。I never knew how sea urchins see and breathe， but now I do！ Also， they’ve been around for 540 million years 😙Rafflesia has a spot in this book！ It “stinks like a dead animal and releases runny， snot-like pollen。” （The tiny flies like that 🙉）A beautiful spread per topic。 I could go on all day。 SIGH。 I’ve done a flip-through of the book， just tap on my #igreels ❤️ @hweezbooks📚: times。reads （Times Distribution） 。。。more

Linda Hill ，

A guide to the wonders of the natural world。Wow。 What a book。 Nature’s Treasures is absolutely amazing。Firstly I must comment on the physical production of Nature’s Treasures。 As one would expect from a DK book， it is top quality with a beautifully foiled cover that is so solid and robust the book will endure years of handling and reading。 Add in the gold edges and Nature’s Treasures feels completely sumptuous。 The orange endpapers are beautifully designed and the illustrations by Kaley McKean a A guide to the wonders of the natural world。Wow。 What a book。 Nature’s Treasures is absolutely amazing。Firstly I must comment on the physical production of Nature’s Treasures。 As one would expect from a DK book， it is top quality with a beautifully foiled cover that is so solid and robust the book will endure years of handling and reading。 Add in the gold edges and Nature’s Treasures feels completely sumptuous。 The orange endpapers are beautifully designed and the illustrations by Kaley McKean are glorious。 As well as those illustrations， there are also stunning photographs throughout to exemplify the text。 In addition， not only does the white space enhance the images， but it means that the writing is totally accessible to independent young readers， being brief whilst containing incredible information so that even the most reluctant young reader can access the text。Nature’s Treasures is divided into sections covering animals， plants， fungi and algae， minerals and rocks， and items made by nature， with sensible advice for young nature spotters at the beginning and a useful glossary and index covering everything from aardvark to zinc at the back。 Every section is packed with information。 Indeed， whilst Nature’s Treasures would make a brilliant gift for individual children， it would also enhance any KS2 classroom because there are so many other references within its pages such as the etymology of fulgurite so that young minds can be inspired to learn more beyond the pages of the book。There’s so much to discover within the pages of this book that I cannot praise Nature’s Treasures highly enough。 It is fantastic and would make a wonderful gift。 Buy it！ 。。。more

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