Title:
Glow : the wild wonders of bioluminescence / Jennifer N. R. Smith.
ISBN:
9780500653203
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, Inc., [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
37 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 37 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Wildlife that sparkles and glows -- A language of light -- Dinner in the deep -- A strategy of defence -- The brightest camouflage -- Fungal fairy lights -- Types of light -- A hidden world of light -- The anatomy of bioluminescence -- The deep dive -- Harnessing the glow -- The recipe for light -- Bright future -- A timeline of bioluminescence -- A map of bioluminescence.
Summary:
"From fish to fireflies, some living things have a special ability--they can glow. Why do they glow? Is everything that glows bioluminescent? And what is bioluminescence, anyway?" -- Page 4 of cover.
Interest age level:
Ages 7-10.
OCLC Number:
on1381147321
Availability:
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