Jellyfish: A Natural History

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I Am Jellyfish– Jellyfish is quietly crooning in the shallows, when knife-nosed Swordfish swooshes, races and chases her, down, down, down, deep into the dark blue sea. Sign up to hear about the latest books, brilliant competitions, fun activities, brand new resources for teachers and events happening near you as well as the latest World Book Day news and how you can celebrate reading all year round. Khong’s novel, written as a diary, contains astute vignettes on a daughter's understanding, misunderstanding, and re-learning to love her father. There really is something to excite every taste because the poet has such skill and technical grasp of form and phraseology.From their physical characteristics, such as their beautiful and translucent appearance, to their unique hunting and sleeping habits, readers will learn about the many aspects of jellyfish.

By contrast, sea anemones tend to stay in one place, attaching themselves to the rock with a basal sucker.Join Jeremiah Jellyfish as he swims away from his shoal and finds himself taking charge of the World’s Biggest Rocket Plane Factory! Desk and exam copies of certain titles are available to lecturers who wish to consider books as course texts. Ness Owen’s tour de force set along the shoreline documents encounters with jellyfish against a backdrop of sea butterflies, razor shells and ospreys.

Jellyfish, with their undulating umbrella-shaped bells and sprawling tentacles, are as fascinating and beautiful as they are frightening and dangerous. Packed with colourful photos and cool illustrations, this book's brilliant question and answer format is based on the numerous quirky, intriguing and enlightening queries posed to our Museum experts over the years - it's very often the case that fact is stranger than fiction! Drawing upon myth and historical sources as well as modern scientific advances, this book examines our ambiguous relationship with these ancient and yet ill-understood animals, describing their surprisingly complex anatomy, weaponry and habits, and their vital contribution to the ocean’s ecosystem.When Shane-Michael Vidaurri and I collaborated on All My Friends are Ghosts, we wanted to reach out to kids who may be experiencing the same struggles with loneliness that we faced in our own childhoods. Kids can explore and play with the squishy, wobbly creatures while learning about their anatomy and behavior. It has identification of jellyfish throughout with sections on Basics, history, fossils, climate impact and impact of climate change in jellyfish.