Illustrated by Zelda Pressigout

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On Sale: May 13, 2025
Page Count: 36 pages
Publisher: Storey
ISBN-13: 9781635869293

Get a close-up look at twenty common mushrooms and their habitats in this lively introduction to the kingdom of fungi.

Explore different mushroom habitats and discover how mushrooms communicate with other organisms in this charmingly illustrated guide. Featuring twenty profiles of common mushrooms—from chanterelles and oyster mushrooms to stinkhorns, penny buns, amanitas, and more—this engaging science and nature book brings mushrooms to life for readers ages 7 to 11.

With the World of Mushrooms, readers will:

Observe 20 common mushrooms up close.
Learn how mushrooms communicate.
Find out how and where mushrooms grow.
Spot mushrooms in the wild.

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Pauline Payen

About the Author

Pauline Payen is a journalist for children’s magazines at Bayard Presse, and she enjoys sharing her passion for animals and plants with young readers. Payen is the author of the books Les Animaux au cinema (L’Apprimerie), and Mauvaises herbes and Champignons (Panthera), and she lives in Paris.

Zelda Pressigout lives and works in Toulouse, France, as a graphic designer, illustrator, and comic book author and studied at the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse.
IG: @zeldapressigout

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