World of Mushrooms - by Pauline Payen (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Explore different mushroom habitats and discover how mushrooms communicate with other organisms in this charmingly illustrated guide. Featuring twenty profiles of common mushrooms-from chanterelles and oyster mushrooms to stinkhorns, penny buns, amanitas, and more-this engaging science and nature book brings mushrooms to life"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Get a close-up look at twenty common mushrooms and their habitats in this lively introduction to the kingdom of fungi.

Explore different mushroom habitats and discover how they communicate with other organisms in this charmingly illustrated guide. Featuring profiles of different mushrooms--from chanterelles and oyster mushrooms to stinkhorns, penny buns, amanitas, and more--this engaging science and nature book brings mushrooms to life for readers ages 7 to 11.

With World of Mushrooms, readers will:

-Observe common mushrooms up close.
-Learn how mushrooms communicate.
-Find out how and where mushrooms grow.
-Spot mushrooms in the wild.

About the Author

Pauline Payen is a journalist for children's magazines at Bayard Presse, and she enjoys sharing her passion for animals and plants with young readers. Payen is the author of the books Les Animaux au cinema (L'Apprimerie), and Mauvaises herbes and Champignons (Panthera), and she lives in Paris.

Zelda Pressigout lives and works in Toulouse, France, as a graphic designer, illustrator, and comic book author and studied at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse.
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