Nature's great events
In this companion book to the television series, six of the most spectacular natural phenomena on our planet are explored--the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Botswana; the melting of 10 million square kilometers of ice in the Arctic; the migration of the Serengeti; the great salmon run in British...
| Other Authors: | Bass, Karen. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Chicago [Ill] :
University of Chicago Press,
c2009.
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| Summary: |
In this companion book to the television series, six of the most spectacular natural phenomena on our planet are explored--the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Botswana; the melting of 10 million square kilometers of ice in the Arctic; the migration of the Serengeti; the great salmon run in British Columbia; the explosion of sea life in Alaska's coastal waters; and perhaps the greatest marine spectacle on the planet, the annual tide of sardines along South Africa's east coast. |
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| Item Description: |
Companion book to the television series. |
| Physical Description: |
320 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226471549 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226471543 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
Karen Bass , Series Producer for Nature's Great Events , is a TV producer and filmmaker whose award-winning works include Wild Caribbean , Andes to Amazon , Jungle , Pygmy Chimp, and episodes of Natural World and Wildlife on One. Brian Leith , Executive Producer for Nature's Great Events , has been a producer and director for over twenty years in natural history filmmaking and is the author of The Descent of Darwin . |