Pond & river - Steve Parker

Pond and river habitats throughout the world support a huge number of strange and beautiful animals and plants
all of which are specially adapted to an aquatic way of life. Many of the specimens featured in this dazzling collection of specially commissioned pictures were photographed live
others come from specialist museum collections
and are being seen here for the first time in any book; all are reproduced with such clarity of detail that they give us a new insight into the complex worlds to be found in and around fresh water.Starting with spring
the book follows the development of plant and animal life through the seasons of the year
until their decline in the winter. The book studies in detail the fish
birds
insects
mammals
shells
amphibians and reptiles
rushes
and underwater weeds of the pond and river.Produced in association with the Natural History Museum
London
Pond & River is an exceptionally beautiful and informative visual guide to freshwater life.