Nature Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About the Natural World!

by Huang, Eric; Caldwell, Sam

• ISBN13: 9780711292772
• ISBN10: 0711292779
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780711292789
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-01-21
• Publisher: words & pictures
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Summary

The world around us is full of life—and not just in nature reserves and national parks. There are plants, animals, and all kinds of living things right in your town or city. They live in your backyard, in your house, and even inside you!

No matter where you call home, nature is there. You just have to look for it. But how much do you really know about nature?

For example, we all know that. . .

• The dinosaurs that roamed the Earth before humans are all extinct 
• Plants can get all the energy they need from sunlight 
• Spiders are insects. . . and creepy 
• AND that sharks are fearsome predators. . . 

Do we. . .? Because. . . OH NO THEY AREN'T!

These commonly held misconceptions about nature are everywhere, but none of them are true! In Oh No They Aren't: Nature, widely held misconceptions about nature, from animals to plants, fungi, bacteria, and even prehistoric creatures, are proven wrong. This myth-busting guide to planet Earth and all its wonderful life is an irreverent, fun, and enriching way to learn about biology. 

Stylishly designed and humorously illustrated by Sam Caldwell, Oh No They Aren't: Nature is a hugely entertaining and trendy take on important STEM topics for kids. This myth-busting series makes science and nature accessible to everyone, taking an alternative and gripping approach to teaching the facts about our world. Dive in to learn what else you thought you knew that is completely WRONG!

In the Oh No They Aren't. . . series popular misconceptions in science and nature are dispelled, busting myths about the world we live in! Check out the Oh No They Didn't. . . companion series for hilarious history and popular culture myth-busting. 

Author Biography

Eric Huang is a podcaster, writer, start-up mentor and university lecturer. He reads a lot, loves museums, nature, and art history. He worked as an editor and book publisher for 20 years with roles at Disney Publishing, Penguin Australia, Penguin UK, and LEGO Books—then joined digital agency Made in Me and became a children’s media consultant, and now a children's author. 

Sam Caldwell is an illustrator who lives in Glasgow with his wife and two cats, Tonks and Luna. He grew up in the north of England and studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. He loves inventing characters and creating images packed full of detail, texture, and color. He is passionate about animals and nature and, when not drawing, can often be found exploring the Scottish Highlands.

Table of Contents

Introduction
prehistoric life
The First Creatures
Ancient Seas
Age of Reptiles
Age of Mammals
green planet
The Air We Breathe
Leafy Giants
Five a Day
Flower Power
Fun Guys
under the sea
Surf and Turf
Marine Metropolis
Oceanic Orchestra
Swimming the Seven Seas
creepy-crawlies
World Wide Web
Social Butterflies
Slime Time
Pulling Your Leg
predator and prey
Catch me if you Can
Shark Attack
Hide and Seek
Smell you Later
high Fliers
Going with the Flow
High Rolling
Aerial Acrobatics
Grounded
geological timeline
GLOSSARY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR