Clive Gifford

A Question of Geography: Why Don't Bees Freeze in the Arctic?

and other questions about biomes

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Produktbeschreibung

Uncover the mysteries of biomes in this fun, lighthearted geography series

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 144g
• ISBN-13: 9781526325396
• ISBN-10: 152632539X
• Artikelnr.: 72002475

Autorenporträt

Clive Gifford lives in Manchester, UK and is an award-winning author of over 150 books for children and adults. These include Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing and Believing, winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2014, and Cool Technology, which won the School Library Association Information Book Award 2013. Clive's titles range from the serious (Robots, iScience, How the World Works) and sporty (with books on motor racing, the Olympics and football) to the downright silly (The Curse of the Toxic Trousers).

Inhaltsangabe

1: What on Earth is a biome?
2: Which is the grandaddy of all deserts?
3: Why don't bees freeze in the Arctic?
4: Which rainforest plants are a bit ... clingy?
5: Do yeti crabs live up mountains?
6: How does a leaf know it's autumn?
7: Why is a giraffe's neck soooo long?
8: Are there plants that really eat poo?
9: Which bird enjoys two summers a year?
10: Which animal doesn't drink for ten years?
11: Which animal is rock-hard?
12: Who clears up a forest's rubbish?
13: Quick-fire questions
14: Glossary / Further reading
15: Index