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Bezig met laden... Wild Places (Inspired Traveller's Guides)door Sarah Baxter
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Wild Places, written by Sarah Baxter and illustrated by Amy Grimes, is an absolute delight. The places here are "wild" yet enticing. Come for the brief descriptions of each place, or come for the wonderful illustrations, either way you'll end up falling in love with both. The descriptions give both straightforward information about each place as well as offering a sense of, or feel for, each place. The pictures capture the essence of each location. Together they make the reader want to travel there, in real life or virtually. Now that most of my traveling is virtual, this book served my interest very well. I looked up these places and read a little more and, more important for me, found more pictures of most places. Even looking at photographs was made more enjoyable by having read and seen the drawings in the book. Highly recommended for those who may want to make an actual excursion as well as the many armchair travelers who will enjoy their trips as well. Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Get back to nature and explore sites unspoilt by humankind with the latest addition to the Inspired Traveller's Guide series. We humans don't just love wild places. We need them; we need their scale, their breath, their drama and enigma. Wild places can be a balm and a solace; an escape or a returning; a best friend; an inner cleanse. And they can remind us of our unimportance in the world. Travel writer Sarah Baxter presents 25 untameable natural wonders that reveal the curious story of our wild planet and why we need to protect it. Despite all the advances of human civilisation, we've yet to come up with anything to rival the majesty of Lapland's snow-capped mountain summits, the haunting song of humpback whales in a Namibian paradise or the epic sculptural forms of Utah's vast Canyonlands. Escape to each of these unforgettable sites and more with Wild Places, an insightful and stunningly illustrated guide to all Mother Nature has to offer. Discover spectacular and little-known gems with visits to... Great Dismal Swamp, USA Canyonlands, USA Great Bear Rainforest, Canada Cenotes, Mexico Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Kaieteur Falls, Guyana South Georgia, Atlantic Ocean Ennerdale, England Strumble Head, Wales St Kilda, Scotland Camargue, France Sápmi, Lapland, Sweden Green Belt, Germany Wadden Sea, Netherlands Stromboli, Italy Las Medulas, Spain Coa Valley, Portugal Skeleton Coast, Namibia Erg Chigaga, Morocco Kinabatangan, Malaysia Mount Siguniang, China Raja Ampat, Indonesia Gangkar Puensum, Bhutan Wilpena Pound, Australia Wahipounamu, New Zealand This is the perfect title for anyone who is fascinated by the marvels of the natural world. For more wanderlust-filled adventures, discover and collect the complete Inspired Traveller's Guide series: Artistic Places, Spiritual Places, Literary Places, Hidden Places and Mystical Places. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Travel to places you can only dream of visiting in their wild awe-inspiring natural beauty. The verbal descriptions are informative and viscerally attractive to adventurers and armchair travelers alike. These are decidedly the roads less traveled. Wonder full!
The illustrations by Amy Grimes are simple, colorful, and forthright. Every public library needs a copy!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion/White Lion Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you! ( )