Pamela Bristow Libros

The beautiful world of flowers is fully explored in this delightful book. The selection of over 400 species, each one attractively illustrated, is presented in a series of chapers designed to highlight features of the structure, natural history or classification of flowering plants. There are sections on flowers that herald the spring, those that live as parasites on other plants, those that catch and digest insects--and many others. The intriguing adaptations of cacti, and the astonishing beauty of orchids are among the many topics that will delight all lovers of nature.

Presents over 250 fish, illustrated in colour, including those which live in ponds and streams, and the small coastal fishes found in rock pools or on sandy beaches. The introduction provides useful background information to the fishes as a group - their anatomy, biology and ecology.

The beautiful world of wild flowers is fully explored in the delightful book. Here is a wide selection of over 450 species, all illustrated in colour, that can be found in the British countryside. Many are common plants, some are found less frequently or are abundant only in a few specialised places, and a few are decidedly rare. Together they form a representative cross section of out flora.