Magical Miniature Worlds is a fun, kid-friendly full of terrarium projects with tutorials by Ben Newell. Due out 1st July from Penguin Random House on their DK imprint, it's 72 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The
layout is appealing and unfussy - easy to understand and accessible.
It's full of very colorful photos and graphics and step by step tutorials showing with supplies and themes which will appeal to young-at-heart (the prehistoric terrarium with dinosaur figurines and paleo-plants is amazing and cool).
The
introduction covers some of the benefits of making a terrarium,
selecting plants, and caring for them. The first chapters include a good
introduction to selecting a container, preparing the terrarium and
selecting planting substrate and other ingredients, plant selection and
maintenance and aftercare.
The
bulk of the book is taken up with 18 specific project tutorials
(including succulent terrarium, aquarium, carnivorous
planting, and more). Each of the tutorials includes a materials list with
items in a bullet list, a description, and step by step tutorials with
photos. They are all very attractive and appealing and the photos are
clear and easy to follow. Most of the plants have both the common and
botanical (Latin) names listed for clarity.
This
would make a superlative choice for a family with kids or home study
unit, schoolroom or library activity, makers groups
and similar.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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