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Turtle

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Turtle

SKU: 9781789143362 Category: Product ID: 170966

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Title: Turtle
Author: PRYKE LOUISE M.
Illustrator: 100 ILLUSTRATIONS, 70 IN COLOUR
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/01/2021
Imprint: REAKTION
Price: $30.00
Publishing status: Active

As ancient creatures that once shared the Earth with dinosaurs, turtles have played a crucial role in maintaining healthy terrestrial and marine ecosystems for more than one hundred million years. While it may not set records for speed on land, the turtle is exceptional at distance swimming and deep diving, and some are gifted with astounding longevity. In human thought, the animal's ties to creativity, wisdom, and warfare stretch back to the world's earliest written records. In Turtle, Louise M. Pryke celebrates the slow and unassuming manner of this doughty creature, which provides a living model of endurance and efficiency. In the increasingly fast-paced world of the twenty-first century, it has never been more important to consider the natural and cultural history of this remarkable animal.

Series: Animal
ISBN: 9781789143362
Dimension: 190mm X 135mm

Additional information

Dimensions 190 × 135 mm