Jake's Bones
Jake's Bones
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Zusammenfassung
Jake is a boy with an unusual hobby. He collects skeletons and bones, and from the age of seven has been blogging about his finds. Now, in this amazing book based on that world-famous blog, Jake shares his adventures in the incredible world of animal bones.
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Jake's Bones by Jake Mcgowan-Lowe
In this unique book, Jake will tell you all about his own collection and introduce you to his bones, including: Oscar the hedgehog, Vulpy the fox and Wilma the deer. He'll take you round the world to see the biggest, smallest and most amazing bones on the planet, and he'll travel back in time to look at dinosaurs - the most incredible bones of all. Plus, Jake will teach you how to be a bone detective and share with you all the surprising things that animal bones can tell us.
About the author Jake McGowan-Lowe is 12 years old and lives in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. He began collecting bones on walks with his father when he was six and started blogging about his finds in 2007 when he was seven. Jake's collection of skeletons and bones now runs into the thousands and he has more than 200 skulls from around the world. Over the years he has been collecting, Jake's knowledge has grown and he is quickly becoming the youngest expert in his field. A keen naturalist, he not only studies animal anatomy and behaviour through the medium of bones but watches wildlife near his home. He has appeared on BBC TV and regularly features in the local and international press. As a blogger Jake has a large international online following with visitors from 169 countries. About the consultant Paolo Viscardi is a Natural History Curator at the Horniman Museum in Southeast London where he is responsible for the care and research of bone, rock and fossil collections. He blogs about bones and helps run an online biology Q&A site called Ask A Biologist. He organises and hosts science communication events and regularly lectures to a variety of audiences on topics ranging from Darwin to Mermaids.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781783250257 |
| ISBN 10 | 1783250259 |
| Titel | Jake's Bones |
| Autor | Jake Mcgowan-Lowe |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Hachette Children's Group |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2014-02-03 |
| Seitenanzahl | 64 |
| Preise | Short-listed for Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2015 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |