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Life: The Wonders of Biodiversity

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$12.41 $17 In stock

Category: Books

The third installment in the ‘Wild Wonders’ series, following Glow and Bang, this beautifully detailed book delves into biodiversity and the incredible connections between species from crabs that wield sea anemones like gloves to shrimp hitching rides on sea slugs.

Discover surprising animal partnerships vital for survival and why pesky midges are essential for chocolate’s existence.

Featuring vivid HUV-printed illustrations alongside clear diagrams on food chains, pollination, evolution, and genetic diversity, this book brings the natural world vividly to life.

A feast for the eyes and the mind, Life will inspire young ecologists to see the wonder in the natural world around them.

Reading age 7 - 10 years.

Hardback 40 pages.

Product code: BK1119

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Riley ★★★★★

The way it weaves together the relationship between a crab and another species really made me see how interconnected everything is. My kids and I spent a whole afternoon just studying the illustrations and reading the captions aloud.

Isabella A. ★★★★★

I was skeptical about yet another nature book, but the way it weaves connections between species, like the crab example, is genuinely eye-opening. The illustrations are stunning—they really bring the biodiversity to life in a way I’ve never seen before.

James F. ★★★★★

The level of detail in the illustrations alone makes this a keeper for our family reading time. It's rare to find a book that explains the crab-and-coral connections in a way that’s both scientifically rich and genuinely engaging for a curious ten-year-old. We were hooked from the first chapter and