Secret Stories of Nature - A Field Guide to Uncover Our Planet's Past
By Saskia Gwinn

In every part of the globe, in every pocket of the sea, in ancient ground beneath your feet, up tall mountains you can't see, in stones, in plants, in birds and beasts, lie nature's secret stories.and This beautiful field-guide explores the histories and mysteries hidden in the wild, just waiting to be shared.and Readers are invitedand on a journey around our wonderful world, through wildand forests, overand mountainsand high, to the bottom of ourand oceansand and theand earthand beneath us. Each chapter investigates a different environment, and within, the pages tell theand secret stories of the animals, plants, and natural phenomenaand of these habitats. Some secrets tell us ofand links between species, orand unusual adaptationsand and features, others tell usand how nature has evolved, andand many hold the keys to understanding our planet's past.and Readers will come away with a wealth of knowledge and discoverand how looking at nature today can help us understand and unlock mysteries from long ago, fromand bygone weatherand to theand dinosaurs.and They'll learn how resin and rock can preserve long-lost plants and creatures, how the rings inside coral skeletons can reveal weather patterns from the distant past, how layers of the seabed can indicate a previous mass extinction occurred, how ice can trap gases and tell us the make-up of our ancient atmosphere, and much more.and The text also touches onand how these secrets areand oftenand uncoveredand through scientific research, observation,and fossil records, as well as using modern inventions and techniques likeand carbon dating.and Spreads at the back of the bookand encourage readers to search for secrets in nature close to homeand and explore how we can alland help protect the animals, plants and natural features of todayand so we can continue to enjoy and learn from them.and Theand fascinating informationand is brought to life withand meticulouslyand detailed, vintage-style artworkand fromand Vasilisa Romanenko, making this bookand a true treasure trove for the whole family to enjoy.and