Helen Scales

Discover the extraordinary ways nature has come back from the brink in this collection of 20 environmental success stories from around the world, written by Dr Helen Scales and beautifully illustrated by Good Wives and Warriors. From humpback whale populations thriving again in the freezing seas of Alaska and the recovery of kiwi populations in New Zealand, to the setting up of tiger sanctuaries and reserves in India and return of elephant seals from extinction, this book plants a message of hope and shows children that positive change is possible.As well as the 20 recovery stories, Return of the Wild teaches children about the different habitats that animals and plants around the world call home - oceans, forests, deserts and more - and introduces them to the real people supporting endangered species. Finishing off with small tips on what children at home can do to help the wild world, from wearing eco-friendly suncream while swimming in the sea to using less single use plastic, this book reassures children that there are many ways to protect and save our planet from environmental harm.

Supported by the National Trust who look after over 780 miles of Britain s coastline Turns any beach into a treasure hunt A simple nostalgic pleasure and a connection with the wonders of nature Beautifully illustrated and packed with surprising and delightful facts

The deep sea is the last vast wilderness on the planet This is the story of how we imagine explore and exploit it For centuries myth makers and storytellers have concocted imaginary monsters of the deep and now scientists are looking there to find bizarre unknown species chemicals to make new medicines and to gain a greater understanding of how this world of ours works With an average depth of 12 000 feet and chasms that plunge much deeper it forms a frontier for new discoveries The Brilliant Abyss tells the story of our relationship with the deep sea how we imagine explore and exploit it It captures the golden age of discovery we are currently in and looks back at the history of how we got here while also looking forward to the unfolding new environmental disasters that are taking place miles beneath the waves far beyond the public gaze Throughout history there have been two distinct groups of deep sea explorers Both have sought knowledge but with different and often conflicting ambitions in mind Some people want to quench their curiosity many more have been lured by the possibilities of commerce and profit The tension between these two opposing sides is the theme that runs throughout the book while readers are taken on a chronological journey

Un libro para descubrir cómo se formó La Gran Barrera de Coral, los animales y plantas que forman su fauna y flora, y qué peligros corre.La Gran Barrera de Coral es el mayor arrecife de coral del mundo. Se extiende a lo largo de 2.300 kilometros de la costa nororiental de Australia, y cubre una superficie del tamaño de 70 millones de campos de futbol.En este libro descubriras como se formo, los animales y plantas que forman su fauna y flora, que peligros corre y como puedes ayudar a preservarla.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONNo matter where we live, we are all ocean people, Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean. Beginning with its fascinating deep history, Scales links past to present to show how prehistoric ocean ecology holds lessons for the ocean of today.In elegant, evocative prose, she takes us into the realms of animals that epitomize current increasingly challenging conditions, from emperor penguins to sharks and orcas. Yet despite these threats, many hopeful signs remain, in the form of highly protected reserves, the regeneration of seagrass meadows and giant kelp forests and efforts to protect coral reefs.Offering innovative ideas for protecting coastlines and cleaning the toxic seas, Scales insists we need more ethical and sustainable fisheries and must prevent the other existential threat of deep-sea mining. Inspiring us all to maintain a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty beneath the waves, she urges us to fight for the better future that still exists for the ocean.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON FICTION No matter where we live we are all ocean people Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean Beginning with its fascinating deep history Scales links past to present to show how prehistoric ocean ecology holds lessons for the ocean of today In elegant evocative prose she takes us into the realms of animals that epitomize current increasingly challenging conditions from emperor penguins to sharks and orcas Yet despite these threats many hopeful signs remain in the form of highly protected reserves the regeneration of seagrass meadows and giant kelp forests and efforts to protect coral reefs Offering innovative ideas for protecting coastlines and cleaning the toxic seas Scales insists we need more ethical and sustainable fisheries and must prevent the other existential threat of deep sea mining Inspiring us all to maintain a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty beneath the waves she urges us to fight for the better future that still exists for the ocean

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR NON FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON FICTION No matter where we live we are all ocean people Helen Scales observes in her bracing yet hopeful exploration of the future of the ocean Beginning with its fascinating deep history Scales links past to present to show how prehistoric ocean ecology holds lessons for the ocean of today In elegant evocative prose she takes us into the realms of animals that epitomize current increasingly challenging conditions from emperor penguins to sharks and orcas Yet despite these threats many hopeful signs remain in the form of highly protected reserves the regeneration of seagrass meadows and giant kelp forests and efforts to protect coral reefs Offering innovative ideas for protecting coastlines and cleaning the toxic seas Scales insists we need more ethical and sustainable fisheries and must prevent the other existential threat of deep sea mining Inspiring us all to maintain a sense of awe and wonder at the majesty beneath the waves she urges us to fight for the better future that still exists for the ocean

Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the oceans strangest and most surprising inhabitants.This beautifully illustrated aquatic world tour tells the fascinating stories of beguiling sea creatures and their ingenious feats of survival - from producing anti-freeze to enduring boiling temperatures - revealing the ways in which these seemingly remote creatures have shaped our own lives, whether through medicine, culture or folklore.Around the Ocean in 80 Fish and Other Sea Life is a timely and gorgeous celebration of our watery world and the marvellous creatures that call it home.

A fascinating journey with the sea creature that has captured human imagination for thousands of yearsPoseidons Steed trails the seahorse through secluded waters across the globe in a kaleidoscopic history that mirrors mans centuries-old fascination with the animal, sweeping from the reefs of Indonesia, through the back streets of Hong Kong, and back in time to ancient Greece and Rome. Over time, seahorses have surfaced in some unlikely places. We see them immortalized in the decorative arts; in tribal folklore, literature, and ancient myth; and even on the pages of the earliest medical texts, prescribed to treat everything from skin complaints to baldness to flagging libido. Marine biologist Helen Scales eloquently shows that seahorses are indeed fish, though scientists have long puzzled over their exotic anatomy, and their very strange sex lives male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth!Our first seahorse imaginings appeared six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia. The ancient Greeks called the seahorse hippocampus (half-horse, half-fish) and sent it galloping through the oceans of mythology, pulling the sea god Poseidons golden chariot. The seahorse has even been the center of a modern-day international art scandal: A two-thousand-year-old winged seahorse brooch was plundered by Turkish tomb raiders and sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.A book that is as charming as the seahorse itself, Poseidons Steed brings to life an aquatic treasure.Seahorses lead quiet lives, tucked away out of sight on the seafloor. It is rare to catch a glimpse of a seahorse in its natural habitat. But even if few have seen one live, these exotic, seemingly prehistoric creatures exist quite vividly in our imaginations and they have mesmerized scientists, artists, and storytellers throughout time with their otherworldly rarity.Poseidons Steed is a sweeping journey that takes us from the coral reefs and seagrass meadows of Indonesia where many seahorses makes their natural habitat to the back streets of Hong Kong where a thriving black market seahorse trade is concealed. Throughout history, seahorses have surfaced in some unexpected places and Scales also follows the seahorse back in time, from our most rudimentary seahorse imaginings six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia, to the myths of ancient Greece.Scientists have long puzzled over seahorses unusual anatomy and their very strange sex lives. And male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Seahorses are not what scientists call a "keystone" species. They rely on a healthy ocean to survive, but the marine ecosystem does not rely on them. But their delicate beauty reminds us that we rely on the seas not only to fill our dinner plates, but also to feed our imaginations.

Discover an incredible world hidden beneath the waves with this beautiful encyclopedia of our oceans and the animals that live in and around them.Our planets oceans are home to a breathtaking array of animals. From the neon squid that roam the open waters and the floating forests of the Sargasso Sea, to glow-in-the-dark sharks and the angel fish of the coral reefs, discover an underwater world teeming with life.Expertly written by marine biologist and author Dr Helen Scales and brought to vivid life with striking illustrations by Good Wives and Warriors (artists on Mythopedia and Dinopedia), this comprehensive encyclopedia includes a global collection of fascinating sea creatures. Dive in - you never know what you might discover...

La galardona bióloga marina Helen Scales introduce a los niños en el extraordinario mundo de las conchas (desde las más pequeñas cochas marinas a las de los caracoles terrestres) a través del arte de la observacion. Comenzando con un amable formato de preguntas y respuestas, Helen explora a traves de una experiencia muy sensorial, la prodigiosa diversidad de las conchas a lo largo del mundo y nos muestra el entorno en el que viven estos moluscos. Aprenderemos sobre la vida de un molusco a traves de la forma, el color y la textura de su concha, donde se encuentran mas conchas (desde los mares mas profundos a las copas de los arboles de la selva), que animales piden prestadas ciertas conchas y muchas cosas mas. Con este libro no solo se aprendera sobre este tema sino a observar y deducir sobre nuestro entorno

* Sumérjase bajo las olas para conocer a 80 de los habitantes más extraños y sorprendentes del océano. * En este recorrido por el mundo acuático, bellamente ilustrado, se narran las fascinantes histo

Una introducción ricamente ilustrada, informativa e interactiva a las conchas para niños de 2 a 4 años, con más de 40 solapas para levantar y descubrir. En este libro de cartón que acompaña a What a

En aquest llibre de coneixement, farcit de detalls i preciosament il·lustrat per la guardonada il·lustradora Sonia Pulido, Helen Scales ens mostra el meravellós món de les conquilles i les criatures que les habiten a traves de l''art de l''observacio.Hi ha ben poquets infants que no hagin aplegat petxines a la platja i que no s''hagin preguntat per que tenen aquests colors, o d''on venen, o quant temps feia que eren alla esperant que algu les collis. "Que ens diuen les petxines?" aborda l''extraordinari mon de les conquilles i les closques de tota mena de mol·luscs, caragols i bivalves.Gracies a les extraordinaries il·lustracions de Sonia Pulido, va apareixent pagina rere pagina l''exuberant i acolorida diversitat d''aquests essers, representada amb detall i rigor. Per la seva banda, emprant un to informal i familiar especialment dirigit a les petites ments curioses de la casa, Helen Scales exposa els secrets d''aquests essers fascinants partint de les seves peculiaritats fisiques mitjançant la formula de "pregunta-resposta". D''aquesta manera, el llibre descriu com els seus colors, les seves textures i les seves formes ens expliquen la seva procedencia, els seus habits i els entorns, i convida la mainada a entendre els secrets de la natura a partir de l''observacio minuciosa.Aquest es el primer llibre de "Que ens diuen...", una col·leccio especialment dissenyada per a fomentar en la canalla l''art de l''observacio de l''entorn natural i incentivar la seva sensibilitat pel medi ambient.

En este libro de conocimiento lleno de detalles y preciosamente ilustrado por la galardonada ilustradora Sonia Pulido, Helen Scales nos muestra el maravilloso mundo de las conchas y las criaturas que las habitan a traves del arte de la observacion. Pocos niños y niñas existen que no hayan recolectado conchas en la playa alguna vez y no se hayan preguntado por que tienen estos colores, o de donde vienen, o cuanto llevaban alli esperando a que alguien la cogiera. "Lo que cuentan las conchas" aborda el extraordinario mundo de las conchas y caparazones de todo tipo de moluscos, caracoles o bivalvos. La desbordante diversidad de estos seres se nos muestra de manera apabullante gracias a las extraordinarias ilustraciones a toda pagina de Sonia Pulido, llenas de detalle, color e informacion. El libro se recrea en la desbordante diversidad de estos seres con un tono informal y familiar, especialmente dirigido a los pequeños curiosos de la casa. Mediante la formula "pregunta-repuesta", la autora explora los secretos de estos seres a traves de sus peculiaridades fisicas. Aprenderemos como sus colores, texturas y formas nos explican la procedencia, habitos o entornos e invita a los mas jovenes de la casa a describir los secretos de la naturaleza mediante la observacion. Este libro sera el primero de la serie "Lo que cuentan..." para fomentar el aprendizaje sobre el mundo natural a traves de la observacion.

Sumérjase bajo las olas para conocer a 80 de los habitantes más extraños y sorprendentes del océano. En este recorrido por el mundo acuático, bellamente ilustrado, se narran las fascinantes historias de deslumbrantes criaturas marinas y sus ingeniosas hazañas de supervivencia (desde producir anticongelante hasta soportar temperaturas elevadisimas). Una pertinente y magnifica celebracion de nuestro mundo acuatico y de las maravillosas especies que lo habitan. Ademas, se revelan las formas en que los seres marinos aparentemente remotos han dado forma a nuestras propias vidas, tanto a traves de la medicina como de la cultura y el folclore. Conocera a los narvales de los mares polares, cuyos colmillos se comercializaron como cuernos de unicornio durante la Edad Media; a las medusas de cristal del Pacifico, que revolucionaron el estudio cientifico de los genes, las celulas y las enfermedades, y a los peces globo del Caribe, que generan un veneno mas letal que el cianuro.Cada vez resulta mas evidente que la vida en la Tierra depende de la salud de los oceanos, por lo que nunca habia sido tan importante apreciar y celebrar a sus maravillosos habitantes y comprender como podemos ayudarles a prosperar.