What We See In the Stars
What We See In the Stars
An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky
What We See in the Stars Kelsey Oseid is a richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more.
Combining art, mythology, and science, What We See in the Stars is a tour of the night sky through more than a hundred magical pieces of original art, all accompanied by text that weaves related legends and lore with scientific facts.
This beautifully packaged book covers the night sky's most brilliant features such as constellations, the moon, the bright stars, and the visible planets, as well as less familiar celestial phenomena like the outer planets, nebulae, and deep space. Adults seeking to recapture the magic of youthful stargazing, younger readers interested in learning about natural history and outer space, and those who appreciate beautiful, hand-painted art will all delight in this charming book.Author : Kelsey Oseid
Edition : Pan Macmillan, Hardback, 160 pages
ISBN : 9780752266510
Published : 5th October 2015
Weight: 620g
Dimensions: 210 x 210 x 18mm
"There, in a landscape empty of the human, off the bottom of all the maps I had known as a child, I found the perfect place to read..."
WINNER OF THE SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2013
Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Biography Prize
Shortlisted for the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize
Shortlisted for Banff Adventure Travel Prize
Shortlisted for Saltire Book of the Year Award
A book embodying adventure. Filled with wonder, awe and much reflection. Gavin Francis beautifully captures the beauty and silence of solitude and isolation in one of the remotest places on Earth.
Author : Gavin Francis
Edition : Vintage, Paperback, 250 pages
ISBN : 9780099565963
Weight: 266g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20mm
In Island Dreams, Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. He blends stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy and great voyages from literature, shedding new light on the importance of islands and isolation in our collective consciousness.
Comparing the life of freedom of thirty years of extraordinary travel from the Faroe Islands to the Aegean, from the Galapagos to the Andaman Islands with a life of responsibility as a doctor, community member and parent approaching middle age, Island Dreams riffs on the twinned poles of rest and motion, independence and attachment, never more relevant than in today's perennially connected world.
Illustrated with maps throughout, this is a celebration of human adventures in the world and within our minds.
Author : Gavin Francis
Edition : Canongate Books Ltd, Hardback, 256 pages
ISBN : 9781786898180
Published : 1st October 2020
Weight: 640g
Dimensions: 221 x 162 x 25mm
'Books , like landscapes, leave their marks in us... changing not just our weathers but our climates.' - Robert Macfarlane
A collection of essays and reflections. Invigorating and magical throughout, recalling and calling on childhood wonder. Evocative and wonderful.
Author : Robert Macfarlane
Edition : Penguin, Paperback, 400 pages
ISBN : 9780241967874
“Ever dreamed of being an otter? That utter underwater thunderbolter, that shimmering twister.”
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards 30 from 30 Award 2020
Winner of the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year 2018
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2017
Shortlisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2018
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2019
The Lost Words is a very special illustrated collection of spell-poems to re-wild the language of children. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world - Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds.
Why Novel North recommends
'Meandering through the pages of this big book brings enormous joy. The illustrations are spellbinding and the words magical. A wonderful book for adults and children.’
Author : Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
Edition : Hamish Hamilton imprint of Penguin Books, Hardback, 128 pages
ISBN : 9780241253588
Published : 5th July 2017
Weight: 1469g
Dimensions: 377 x 278 x 16mm