{"product_id":"dragonflies-pieter-van-dokkum-9780300197082","title":"Dragonflies: Magnificent Creatures of Water, Air, and Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gorgeous tribute to the magic and mystique of dragonflies, with intimate photographs of their entire life cycle\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Almost without our noticing, dragonflies dart through our world, flying, seeing, hunting, mating. Their lives are as mysterious as their gossamer wings are beautiful. In this book Pieter van Dokkum reveals many of the dragonfly's secrets, capturing the stages of this striking insect's life cycle in unprecedented close-up photographs. He documents scenes of dragonfly activity seldom witnessed and rarely photographed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book begins on a moonlit summer night, when an alien-looking larva crawls out of the water and transforms into a fully formed dragonfly. In the following chapters we witness dew-covered dragonflies sparkling in the morning sun, then a pair of mating dragonflies moving through the air in a twelve-legged, eight-winged dance. In the final chapter, one generation dies as the next prepares to leave the water and begin its own winged journey. Each stage is documented through van Dokkum's inquisitive lens and accompanied by information on various species of dragonflies and damselflies, their metamorphosis, and their ecological importance as insect predators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pieter Van Dokkum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030019708X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300197082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 10.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2015 pg. 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 9","brand":"Pieter Van Dokkum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064819921151,"sku":"9780300197082","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_909ce0e8-0da4-4a3c-acf6-063fc84cb8bb.jpg?v=1768671244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dragonflies-pieter-van-dokkum-9780300197082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}