A Grain of Sand

Nature's Secret Wonder

by: Gary Greenberg

A Grain of Sand
Author: Gary Greenberg

Publisher: Motorbooks International

List price: £ 12.99

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Format: Hardback

Publication date: 15 April 2008

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ISBN: 0760331987 ISBN 13: 9780760331989

A Grain of Sand by Gary Greenberg

Helps readers discover the world that each grain of sand contains. This book provides an explanation of how each grain of sand begins, forms, and finds itself in a particular place, one of a million, yet also one of a kind. Top page

Complete description

To some, all sand looks alike - countless grains is a vast expanse of beach. But, if you look much closer, the view will never be the same! Employing the amazing microphotography techniques he developed, Greenberg invites readers to discover the strange and wonderful world that each grain of sand contains: once magnified a hundred times it become a landscape of its own. From around the world, the subtle differences in textures, colors, sizes, shapes, composition. As the world unfolds, so does an intriguing explanation of how each grain of sand begins, forms, and finds itself in a particular place, one of a million, yet also one of a kind. Not just a book for beachcombers and holiday-makers, this will appeal as much for its art as for its science - a beautiful coffee-table book as well as a fact-filled find for naturalists. Top page

General info

Publisher & Imprint: Motorbooks International

City: Wisconsin

Pages: 112

More info: height 254 mm width 215 mm weight 753 gr thickness 16 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 779.36 Library of Congress Subject: Sand


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