The Pebble Spotter's Guide

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Beschreibung

<p>A beautiful little guide to one of life's simple pleasures - pebble spotting. Where science meets mindfulness. Learn to appreciate their beauty, discover the amazing journey that brought them to you, search for the rare ones. Leave no stone unturned.</p><p><strong>Turn a day on the beach or a seaside holiday stroll into a treasure hunt with this lovely little guide to identifying pebbles. </strong></p><p><strong>Pebble spotting is one of life's simple joys</strong>. There's nothing quite like searching the rocks on a beach until that special one catches your eye - a perfect shape, a gorgeous colour, an intriguing pattern.</p><p>But what is it? Use this <strong>beautifully illustrated little guide</strong> to find out, and to discover your pebble's fascinating life story and secrets. It could be even more special than you thought...</p><p>Geologist and passionate pebble spotter Clive Mitchell has created a charming and wonderfully browsable book that is a <strong>perfect companion to a day out or holiday</strong>, or an idle moment at home.</p><p>This book contains entries on <strong>40 different types of pebble</strong>, complete with detailed facts about the composite rock's structure and where to find them, with examples including:</p><p>Flint</p><p>Feldspar veins</p><p>Spotted slates</p><p>Serpentinite</p><p>Granite ovoids</p><p>The rare rhomb porphyry - the holy grail of pebble hunting</p><p>The book includes a space to ruminate on your own findings, taking note of the treasures that you pick up along the way and <strong>discovering the secrets of the stones beneath your feet. </strong></p><p>The Pebble Spotter's Guide is the perfect introduction to everything you didn't know there was to know about <strong>the mindful pleasure of pebble spotting and the wonder of pebbles</strong>. Simply sit on a beach or next to a stream for 10 minutes and find <strong>amazing treasures at your feet</strong>; there is much to discover.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781911657309

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

158 x 126 x 16 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

HarperCollins Publishers