How long does a fly live? What about a bird? And who lives longer, a chameleon or a snake?
*Such a Long Life*, by Giulia Vetri, compares animal longevity through unexpected equivalences. Did you know that an elephant lives about sixty years, which is equivalent to eighty monarch butterfly lives? And do you have any idea how many squirrel lives fit into a single shark life? There are insects that are only on the planet for a few days and creatures that live for over a thousand years, and this book invites us to get to know them all, to play with time, and to reflect on the life expectancy of all creatures in the world, including humans. In this album, Vetri transforms statistics into a game: she divides and multiplies years, establishes curious scales, and lets the reader do some calculations themselves; how many mosquito lives fit into a single year? All of this takes place in a universe of soft watercolors, where the illustrations inform and evoke at the same time. A fun way to approach science and biodiversity, and to understand the factors that shorten or lengthen the life of a living being: the environment, the species, the sex, or the human impact on ecosystems. An atlas of lived time that awakens and satisfies curiosity.

Giulia Vetri

Pages 48
Dimensions 31.0 x 23.0 cm

Recommended for ages 7+