Description: Discover the world beneath your feet ...
This book journeys from Earth's core to the pipes and tunnels rumbling beneath us. Meet the amazing animals that carve out lives below our planet's surface - from burrowing owls and moles to gopher tortoises and wombats - and learn about the incredible relationship between tree roots and fungi. Explore underground houses and remote caves, and uncover buried cities and mysterious catacombs.This engaging, entertaining, and educational children's book explains how things work under the ground, from the wildlife you didn't even know was there to the science of soil. Discover fun facts about the history of ancient humans, caves, archaeological digs, and the myths and legends that have built up around them.Written by award-winning author Ben Lerwill and brought to life by Paula Bossio's beautifully quirky illustrations, The World Underground takes readers on an evocative and fact-filled journey through our hidden, underground planet.Also Available:- The World at Night (9781837251087)
Brief description: Ben Lerwill is a multi-award winning travel writer and children's author. His work has appeared in titles such as National Geographic Traveller, BBC Travel, the Sunday Times, and the Guardian. In 2021, he was named Specialist Travel Writer of the Year - one of eight awards to his name - and in 2022 he was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Children's Nature Writing. He has travelled to more than 90 countries and lives with his family in the English countryside. Ben's many successful children's books include Around the World in 80 Trees, Wild Lives, Wild Cities, One Moment in Time, and One World, Many Colours.
Review Quotes:
"A useful survey of related topics and an excellent choice for individual exploration." - School Library Journal
Praise for The World at Night:
- "With playful illustrations and a wealth of facts on topics ranging from the Northern Lights to light pollution, Lerwill and Bossio's collaboration is compelling and easy to become absorbed in... It's a book to return to, with more to discover each time." - School Library Journal (starred review)
- "The World at Night is an enthralling guide that provides an expansive overview of what happens while (most) humans sleep, described through digestible passages and captivating illustrations... Every page brims with whimsical art... striking." - Shelf Awareness, Best Books of the Week