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| Title Statement | Flights of fancy: defying gravity by design & evolution / Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Jana Lenzová. |
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| Author | Dawkins, Richard, 1941- |
| Additional Contributors | Lenzová, Jana |
| Publication | London, UK: Head of Zeus,[2022]©2021 |
| Extent of Item | 316 pages |
| ISBN | 9781838937867 (trade paperback) |
| Other Number | pr06782708 |
| General Notes | Includes index. "An Apollo book." First published in 2021. |
| Audience & Ratings | Ages 12 and up. |
| Summary | Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces? In 'Flights of Fancy', Richard Dawkins explains how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. From the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but spectacular bird Argentavis magnificens, from the Wright flyer and the 747, to the Tinkerbella fairyfly and the Peregrine falcon. But it is also about flights of the mind, about escaping the everyday-through science, ideas and imagination. Fascinating and beautifully illustrated, this is a unique collaboration between one of the world's leading scientists and a talented artist. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Aerodynamics--Juvenile literature |
| Animal flight--Juvenile literature | |
| Flight--Juvenile literature | |
| Flying-machines--Juvenile literature--Design and construction | |
| Technological innovations--Juvenile literature | |
| Wings (Anatomy)--Juvenile literature | |
