An Anthology of Fungi

A Collection of 100 Mushrooms, Toadstools and Other Fungi

Lynne Boddy, Ali Ashby, Daniel Long , Angela Rizza

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Dorling Kindersley
22 October 2024

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Wildlife (Children's&YA)

Series: DK Children's Anthologies

A beautiful field guide featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 species of fungi.

Find out how to identify, where to spot, and what to know about common woodland mushrooms and rare fungal finds with this beautiful book.

Transportable in size and crammed with profiles of different mushrooms, An Anthology of Fungi covers toadstool species including fly agaric, porcelain fungus, velvet shank, wood blewit, and crimson waxcap, as well as lichens, brackets, and more.

Featuring photographs of striking specimens and illustrations by the artist behind DK's bestselling Anthology series, as well as plenty of intriguing information, this book will be one to treasure for young nature enthusiasts.

By: Lynne Boddy, Ali Ashby
Illustrated by: Daniel Long, Angela Rizza
Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 173mm,
ISBN: 9780241689516
ISBN 10: 0241689511
Series: DK Children's Anthologies
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 22 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Lynne Boddy is Professor of Fungal Ecology at Cardiff University and author of books including Humongous Fungus (DK, July 2021) and Fungi (DK, 2023). In 2019, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Mycology and science outreach, and in 2021 she won the Arboricultural Association Award for her achievements. Lynne has appeared on the BBC's Deep Down and Dirty- the Science of Soil, Saving Species, Great British Food Revival, and The One Show; BBC Radio 4's Life Scientifique, In Our Time, and The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry; and Channel 4's Sunday Brunch. Ali Ashby is a Fungal Biologist and former Royal Society University Research Fellow. Ali is a member of the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and the British Mycological Society (BMS), and she is a former member of BMS Council, and former chair of the BMS Fungal Education and Outreach committee. She coordinated the national BMS UK Fungus Day in 2013 and is actively involved in fungal education. Ali recently wrote a book called Unravelling the Fungus Among Us (LR Price Publications, 2023).