{"id":1053,"date":"2020-06-12T14:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nibweb.org.uk\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:41:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T14:41:02","slug":"life-in-lockdown-books-to-keep-us-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nibweb.org.uk\/?p=1053","title":{"rendered":"Mer-people, Some Tricky Questions, and Amazing Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nibweb member Anna Claybourne<\/strong> has just published an atlas unlike any other \u2013 all about mermaids and other mystery sea-creatures. The Mermaid Atlas: Merfolk of the World<\/em>\u00a0 is published by\u00a0<\/span>Laurence King, which describes it like this: \u2018Magical and mysterious, the merfolk of the world are notoriously elusive, but this enchanting compendium will reveal their secrets. Learn all about the beautiful Selkies of the Scottish seas, the wily Iara of Brazil who love to outwit travellers and the fearful Ningyo of Japan who can give you eternal life. This captivating book features a mix of mermaid \u201cfacts\u201d and short retellings of some of the most magical and enticing traditional menfolk tales\u2019.<\/p>\n

ISBN: 9781786275844<\/p>\n

Laurence King, June\u00a02020<\/p>\n

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Anna has also recently published two exciting new and more conventionally scientific titles.<\/p>\n

\u00a0A Question Of Science: Why Doesn\u2019t The Moon Fall Down? And Other Questions About Forces<\/em>\u00a0was published by Wayland in February, and is\u00a0part of a series that \u2018draws kids into science in a fun way \u2026 (it) features one question per spread with a clear explanation to follow, diagrams and fun and humorous illustrations. The quirky questions are designed to range from those that children will often ask to things they may never have thought of, but will still be keen to know the answer to.\u2019<\/p>\n

Wayland, February 2020<\/p>\n

ISBN-13:\u00a09781526311542<\/p>\n

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Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life<\/em>, is a beautifully illustrated book about evolution, which \u2018shines a light on this incredible process, from the beginnings of life around 3.8 billion years ago, to the millions of different species alive today, including the moon-walking, talking apes with super-powerful brains\u00a0\u2013human beings!\u2019<\/p>\n

Ivy Kids 2019<\/p>\n

Illustrated by Wesley Robins<\/p>\n

ISBN:\u00a09781782406365<\/p>\n

\u00a314.99<\/p>\n

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