Bibliograph

Flights of fancy, defying gravity by design & evolution, Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Jana Lenzová

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Label

Flights of fancy, defying gravity by design & evolution, Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Jana Lenzová

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flights of fancy

Responsibility statement

Richard Dawkins ; illustrated by Jana Lenzová

Sub title

defying gravity by design & evolution

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

Target audience

adolescent

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