Forage is a beautifully illustrated celebration of edible plants that can be found throughout the world.

Anybody can enjoy the increasingly popular back-to-nature activity of foraging. In some countries these plants are now forgotten as food, but in others they are still celebrated for their value as nutritious, delicious ingredients and cooking with wild plants is increasingly being adopted by mainstream restaurants. Journeying through 50 globally populated edible plants, Forage explores the...

In de nacht verschijnt boven ons een andere wereld. Duizenden jaren keken mensen omhoog naar de sterrenkoepel en vertelden elkaar verhalen over goden, helden en dieren. Zo ontstonden sterrenbeelden als Orion en de Grote Beer.

Dit boek neemt je mee op excursie naar de hemel. Eerst leer je aan de hand van sterrenkaarten en duidelijke beschrijvingen de bekende en minder bekende sterrenbeelden kennen. Hiermee kun je als lezer zelf de weg aan de hemel vinden. Vervolgens is er uitgebreid aandacht v...

Vroeger werden ornithologen vaak gezien als schuchtere mensen die in camouflagekleding in een schuilhut postten om vogelsoorten te tellen. Tegenwoordig is vogels kijken een stuk hipper. Boswachtersopleidingen zitten overvol, de tuinvogeltelling is populair, op tv kijken we Baardmannetjes en In de ban van de condor en we lezen massaal vogelboeken.

Anders dan vroeger willen we niet tellen, maar ons vooral verwonderen over het gedrag en de schoonheid van de roodborst of de ijsvogel. In hectische...

The painted lady is an extraordinary butterfly with an epic life. Weighing an average of one and a half grams and with brains the size of a pinhead they can easily fly more than 4000 kilometres from all over Europe to the tropical African savannah every autumn. Why? How do they know the way? Over the centuries, the discoveries made by lepidopterists and artists have unravelled the mysteries of the fascinating life of this global traveller.

THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into the pocket, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere. All the common cloud types are represented, as are many of the rare ones, each fully described and illustrated with a range of photographs. Not only is THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to be able to identify and understand every cloud that floats by, it also caters for the competitive cloudspotter.

Points are awarded for each ...

An illustrated guide to our astonishing new understanding of dinosaurs, with the latest science and the most accurate and visually stunning palaeoart.

Part of Workman's new A Sticker Book series, featuring 800 beautifully illustrated, full-colour stickers for every nature enthusiast.