Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change by Rob Badger and Nita Winter

Overview

A multiple award-winning 12 x 12” beautifully illustrated and designed 264 page coffee table book by conservation photographers Rob Badger and Nita Winter. Photographs: 190 stunning images of California’s diverse wildflowers and their habitats, from high mountain passes in Sierra Nevada mountains to below sea level in Death Valley National Park. Text: Sixteen talented and diverse authors and scientists, eleven are women, wrote 18 storytelling style essays (1,200/1,800 words) about nature, conservation, climate change or taking action. Two younger authors write about hope and action, and what people can do to help create positive change.