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Fungarium

Return to the Museum with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet--fungi. Exploring every sort of fungi, from the kinds we see on supermarket shelves to those like penicillium that have shaped human history, this collection is the definitive introdu...

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Main Authors: Hawksworth, D. L. (Author), Suz, Laura M. (Author), Kooij, Pepijn W., 1983- (Author), Liimatainen, Kare (Author), Prescott, Tom (Author), Davies, Lee (Author), Gaya, Ester (Author)
Other Authors: Scott, Katie (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2021.
Edition:First US edition.
Series:Welcome to the museum.
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Fungi > Juvenile nonfiction.
Trivia and miscellanea > Juvenile.
Illustrated works > Juvenile.
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Summary:Return to the Museum with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet--fungi. Exploring every sort of fungi, from the kinds we see on supermarket shelves to those like penicillium that have shaped human history, this collection is the definitive introduction to what fungi are and just how vital they are to the world's ecosystem.
Item Description:"Curated by Katie Scott and Ester Gaya"--Cover.
"First published by Big Picture Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, 2019" --Page facing title page.
Physical Description:63 pages : color illustartions ; 38 cm.
Audience:Ages: 8-12.
Grades: 3-7.
Awards:NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2022.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781536217094
1536217093
Author Notes:Ester Gaya is a senior research leader at Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. She began her career in mycology in Spain and lived in the US before settling in the UK. She has spent the past twenty years researching fungi and is especially fascinated by lichens and their evolutionary process.

Katie Scott graduated from University of Brighton in 2011. Her work draws influences from traditional medical and botanical illustration, both in aesthetic and subject matter. It also plays with the ideas of scientific uncertainty and speculation, fabricating the inner and outer workings of the world. Her illustrations depict a familiar yet fantasy vision of plants, humans, and minerals.

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