PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Originally a marine biologist, Trevor Day is the author of more than thirty books in marine science and life sciences, including Oceans (2008) and Whale Watcher (2006).
"""Superb.""--Verlyn Klinkenborg ""New York Review of Books"" ""Thank you, Day, for making the commonplace miraculous. Sardines provide the second largest catch worldwide, sustain coastal peoples all over the world, and are the basis of many oceanic ecosystems. A glorious book in a great series that makes you think again.""--Mark Cocker, naturalist ""Sardine reviews the history of the fish and its importance to humans. Day explores the biology and history of the sardine, the rise and fall of global sardine fisheries, and the role this fishery has played throughout human history, including its significance to religion, art, and culinary circles. . . . The book includes several pictures and graphs, depicting not only the sardine but also marine food chains, equipment used in sardine fisheries, and reproductions of art related to the sardine. These pictures provide a rich visual component to an already interesting book. The information is presented in an upfront manner, avoiding complex terminology and making it appropriate for all levels of readership. Recommended.""-- ""Choice"""
