Over 900 species of plant and animal that are visible to the naked eye are described, and beautifully illustrated on the facing page. An ideal companion to the wide variety of species found in rivers, streams, lakes and ponds.
‘Denys Ovenden captures so much detail and beauty in his drawings of insects such as the caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies. His treatment of the water fleas would justly grace the wall of an art gallery.’ British Wildlife ‘Refreshing originality … the unusual format works exceptionally well and beautifully depicts aquatic life from the unicellular paramecium to small fish and frogs.’ Mark Cocker, The Guardian