The Mysteries of Red Coral: My Adventure Around the Mediterranean

Environmental engineer Anne Jank駘iowitch takes a mesmerizing, playful, and scientific deep dive into one of the Mediterranean Sea’s most-curious treasures in The Mysteries of Red Coral, featuring illustrations by award-winning artist St駱hane Kiehl.

Considered a lucky charm as well as material for jewelry and works of art, red coral has mesmerized humankind since antiquity. But who are the people behind creating these precious objects? A young narrator and her grandmother embark on a journey to meet the passionate experts of red coral. She interviews a historian, diver, biologist, taxonomist, coral hunter, and many other specialists who answer her questions, with the hope of turning readers into ambassadors and protectors of the mysterious treasure.

Blending science, history, and culture through investigation, interview, and illustrations, The Mysteries of Red Coral is as gorgeous and surprising as red coral itself.

Author: Anne Jankeliowitch
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Edlm
Published: 09/05/2023
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.3lbs
Size: 10.80h x 11.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781419770319
Language: English