Wunder der Natur

Our Earth is more beautiful and diverse than we can imagine.

This book is a tribute to the most mysterious, bizarre, and wondrous creatures and plants of our planet. Their stories are captivating, from the eyeless, tiny, dragon-like olm to the loggerhead sea turtle, whose gender is determined by the temperature of the sand in which it hatches. Although these species have survived for hundreds of thousands of years by skillfully adapting to their environment, their future is anything but secure. Beatrice Forshall brings to life red cranes that dance and bow purely for the joy of movement, trees that exhale a misty veil, insects that feed exclusively on a single type of flower, and a deep-sea snail that calmly builds its shell from iron... The artist Beatrice Forshall describes the remarkable abilities and qualities of each species in knowledgeable texts and illustrates them with exquisite illustrations. The book celebrates the diversity of life on Earth and serves as an urgent call to protect the valuable and beautiful aspects of this world and to advocate for its preservation.