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Superpowers on the Shore

Superpowers on the Shore

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Author: Sejal Mehta

9780670094561 | HB | pp. 256 | 2022 | Penguin Random House

Superpowers on the Shore by Sejal Mehta describes India’s fascinating coastal biodiversity. Marvel as you read about species with their own abilities.

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9780670094561 | Hardback | 256 | 2022 | Penguin Random House

Superpowers on the Shore by Sejal Mehta describes India's fascinating coastal biodiversity. Marvel as you read about species with their own abilities.

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Our coasts are large, vast wildernesses that witness the mystical pageantry of life. They have given us monsters and myths, they are fathoms deep and full of whispers, home to unknown creatures and sprawling ecosystems. They are chasms of beauty and frontiers of possibility. From the space between land and sea, revealed only at low tide, comes a coruscating kaleidoscope of colours and brilliance: the intertidal zone. And the marine lifeforms of these zones are capable of superpowers. Yes, superpowers! Of the kind that comic book characters can only dream of.

The Indian coastline hosts some magnificent intertidal species: solar-powered slugs, escape artist octopuses, venomous jellies, harpooning conus sea snails, to name just a few. It is as biodiverse as a forest wildlife safari, and twice as secretive. From bioluminescence and advanced sonic capabilities to camouflage and shapeshifting, these cloaked assassins are capable of otherworldly skill. Superpowers on the Shore by Sejal Mehta is a dazzling, assured look at some of the creatures with whom we share our world, our water, our monsoons, our beaches and the sandcastles therein.

Come witness the magic of our intertidal superheroes, their fragile beauty and their iridescent drama. Put on your waterproof shoes, pack a bottle of whimsy, bring your sense of wonder. And prepare to be mesmerized

Author:

Sejal Mehta
ISBN:

9780670094561
Binding:

Hardback
Pages:

256
Year of Publication:

2022
Publisher:

Penguin Random House
Edition:

First
Condition:

New
Country of Origin:

India

About the Author

The author is a journalist and editor. She has worked, and written for, the magazine and newspaper industry for the past 20 years, including Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Traveller India, Nature inFocus, among others. She is also a published author of children's books. For the last four years, she has walked across shores in India with the team of Marine Life of Mumbai, a citizen-led initiative documenting and creating awareness about the city's coastal biodiversity. Her forte has become making science palatable and fun to lay audiences. Through her conversations about the intertidal zone with adults and children over the years, she has found an engaged audience, ready to convert to tidepooling on their own.

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