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ISBN
9780228103998
Book Title
Secret World of Lichens : a Young Naturalist's Guide
Item Length
8in
Publisher
Firefly Books, The Limited
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2022
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.1in
Author
Troy Mcmullin
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Topic
Curiosities & Wonders, Science & Nature / Biology
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Number of Pages
48 Pages

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Lichens are complex life forms that are the result of a symbiotic partnership between multiple organisms, usually a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria. Though often overlooked or mistaken for other organisms like moss, lichens are a critical part of each ecosystem they inhabit and are important sources of food, absorbers of carbon dioxide and biomonitors that help scientists detect air pollutants, among their many other functions. The Secret World of Lichens is a beginner naturalist's guide to the wonderful world of lichens. Written in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature by the Museum's chief lichenologist Troy McMullin, the book introduces the reader to lichens -- what they are, how they look and what they can do -- and then takes them on a survey of 40 of the most interesting and unique species of lichen in the world. Here are some of the curiously named lichens you'll find in these pages: Arctic Finger Lichen Blushing Rock Tripe Mealy Pixie Cup Devil's Matchstick Methuselah's Beard Lichen Green Specklebelly Toy Soldiers Wrinkled Shingle Lichen. The Secret World of Lichens features stunning, full-page photos, detailed captions, fact boxes and a glossary of key lichen terms. This compact guide will make a wonderful gift for curious naturalists, young and old, who want to learn about the fascinating lives of these important organisms, and find them in the city, suburbs and countryside.

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Publisher
Firefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
0228103991
ISBN-13
9780228103998
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4057240268

Product Key Features

Book Title
Secret World of Lichens : a Young Naturalist's Guide
Author
Troy Mcmullin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Curiosities & Wonders, Science & Nature / Biology
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
48 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
8in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Qk583.M36 2022
Grade from
Third Grade
Grade to
Seventh Grade
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This well-researched guide will be a useful introduction for those curious about this fascinating life form, encouraging us to pay more attention to them. Thanks to its information, I've found what appears to be a Fruiting Honeycomb Lichen (Hypogymnia lophyrea) on the hawthorn tree in my yard! Highly Recommended., The Secret World of Lichens... Introduces readers to 40 of the most extraordinary species of the complex life form known as lichen., A lichenologist shares both his enthusiasm and a more than superficial portion of what he knows about his favorite subject. Mushrooms may get most of the fungal love, but after poring over high-quality photos of 38 lichens and pausing to absorb McMullin's densely informative notes on their physical and reproductive structures, distribution, and manifold uses as food, medicine, dyestuffs, and even air pollution monitors, readers will be strongly tempted to divide their affections. A general introduction informs readers that these truly ancient symbiotic organisms, which combine a fungus and either algae or cyanobacteria (or, as the author puts it, "occasionally both!"), can be thousands of years old and grow up to "27 millimeters per year!" The book introduces close-up, in-your-cortex views of specimens with, often enough, memorable names like Fairy Puke Lichen, Blushing Rock Tripe Lichen, or Dead Man's Fingers. One type, Elegant Sunburst, survived more than a year and a half outside the International Space Station--but readers will have no trouble finding lichens of their own closer to home or, following the author's basic instructions, identifying and studying them. Glimpses of a minuscule new world for budding naturalists and a rare gap-filler for library collections, too.
Copyright Date
2022
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
2022-932514
Dewey Decimal
579.7
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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