Jungles

Description

"A powerful little picture book with tantalizing fold-outs and dazzling displays."--"Publishers Weekly"Beautifully illustrated scenes from the world's jungles teem with hidden life. Can you spot the wonderful selection of camouflaged creatures? Test your powers of observation to find the answers and more information about them. Includes intricate die-cut gatefolds and a magnifying glass.John Norris Wood is a renowned wildlife artist who has exhibited at London's Royal Academy of Arts, Natural History Museum, and Victoria and Albert Museum. He lives on his own nature reserve in England with his boa constrictor.

Author description

John Norris Wood ran the Natural History Illustration course at the Royal College of Art in London for many years. He is widely and rightly regarded not only as a very fine illustrator, but also as an artist. (He has exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, the Natural History Museum, the V&A and the Society of Wildlife Artists). A former pupil of John Norris Wood's at London's Royal College of Art, Kevin Dean is best known for his illustrations of plants. In this book, he painted the plants, while John painted the animals.