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Name: The Book of Barely Imagined Beings

Full title: The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary
Author: Caspar Henderson
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Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Science, Award winners

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9780226044705
022604470X
Winner of the RSL Jerwood Award in 2009.

From the Axolotl to the Zebrafish, our planet contains a host of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often more astonishing that anything dreamt of in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the land, Caspar Henderson captures the beauty and bizzareness of the many living forms we thought we knew and some we could never have contemplated, inviting us to better imagine the precarious world we inhabit.

A witty, vivid blend of cutting edge natural history and meditative reflections, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is infectious and celebratory about the sheer ingenuity and variety of life.
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