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A curious boy : the making of a scientist /
by Fortey, Richard A.
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BookPublisher: London : William Collins, 2021Description: 338 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008323967 (hbk.) :; 0008323968 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 560.92 FORSubject(s): Fortey, Richard A. -- Childhood and youth | Paleontologists -- Great Britain | Natural history -- Great Britain | Popular Science | Popular Science and NatureSummary: In this memoir, Richard Fortey - a palaeontologist and natural historian - tells the story of how as a young boy he became fascinated with the natural world, leading to a long life exploring its secrets. He leads a journey through botany and birds, fossils and fungi, using a different object to lead each chapter.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 560.92 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003095246X |
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| 553.61 ALL Clay : a human history / | 554.1 VIN The lie of the land: an under-the-field guide to the British Isles | 560 HAL Otherlands : a world in the making / | 560.92 FOR A curious boy : the making of a scientist / | 567.9 BEN Dinosaurs : new visions of a lost world / | 567.9 FOR Too big to walk : the new science of dinosaurs / | 567.9 RIC Dinosaurs and other prehistoric life / |
In this memoir, Richard Fortey - a palaeontologist and natural historian - tells the story of how as a young boy he became fascinated with the natural world, leading to a long life exploring its secrets. He leads a journey through botany and birds, fossils and fungi, using a different object to lead each chapter.
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