Fungarium: Welcome to the Museum -- Ester Gaya, Hardcover

Welcome to the Fungarium Step into the world of fungi and learn all about these strange and fascinating life-forms.

Illustrator Katie Scott returns to the Welcome to the Museum series with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet--fungi. Exploring every sort of fungi, from the kinds we see on supermarket shelves to those like penicillium that have shaped human history, this collection is the definitive introduction to what fungi are and just how vital they are to the world's ecosystem.

Author: Ester Gaya
Publisher: Big Picture Press
Published: 04/06/2021
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.34lbs
Size: 14.70h x 10.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781536217094
Audience: Young Adult

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2021
Booklist 04/01/2021 pg. 35
School Library Journal 06/01/2021 pg. 76

About the Author
Ester Gaya is a senior research leader at Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England. She began her career in mycology in Spain and lived in the US before settling in the UK. She has spent the past twenty years researching fungi and is especially fascinated by lichens and their evolutionary process.

Katie Scott graduated from University of Brighton in 2011. Her work draws influences from traditional medical and botanical illustration, both in aesthetic and subject matter. It also plays with the ideas of scientific uncertainty and speculation, fabricating the inner and outer workings of the world. Her illustrations depict a familiar yet fantasy vision of plants, humans, and minerals.