The Reviews Are In

"A loving celebration of sunsets and salamanders, ferns and feathers, mountains and mushrooms, and the whole enchanting aliveness in between."
Brain Pickings

"Through factoids and many charming, brightly colored sketches, illustrator and author Julia Rothman roams through the natural world, giving readers a lot of information about how it's put together...Dipping into the book is like taking a walk with your favorite naturalist from the comfort of your own armchair."
Portland Press Herald

"Cloud formations and sunsets get our attention, as do volcanoes -- the showy, dramatic phenomena of our planet. In Nature Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of the Natural World, published at the end of January, Julia Rothman also pays attention to the ecosystem of a rotting log, or the vast lattice of white threads, known as mycellium, that branch out from mushrooms underground, rendered in delicate, hand-drawn illustration."
PBS NewsHour

"In her fifth "Anatomy Series" title (after Ocean Anatomy), popular illustrator, author and columnist Rothman provides attractive, interest-pulling samples of information on many living things and aspects of their anatomy...This book, more than many like it, will entice readers to consult it over and over, consistently finding new information each time they do. Highly recommended for all libraries."
(Starred Review) -Library Journal

"The writing is clear, lively, and informative. Each spread is filled with a variety of colorful, appealing, and scientifically accurate drawings... A fact-filled, browsable title with strong visual appeal."
School Library Journal

"With its wide range of topics, from landforms to leaf identification, bird beaks, and water bugs, Nature Anatomy is designed as the ultimate book for browsers with an insatiable curiosity about the great outdoors. Rothman has clearly found a structure and design in which she excels; this title is an informative charmer from start to finish. More, please."
Booklist

"From the ever-talented Julia Rothman -- she of Drawn In and The Exquisite Book fame, and one of the most original illustrators working today -- comes Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life, a charming illustrated guide to the intricate microcosm that underpins your dinner plate. From how to properly milk a cow to a taxonomy of squash varieties and faming tools to a morphology of barn cupolas, Rothman's warm drawings are bound to entertain, educate (did you know that a one-year-old goat is called a 'yearling' and you can use cornflower to dye wool blue?), and instill in you newfound awe and fascination with rural life."
The Atlantic

"Farm Anatomy delivers a dose of reality. It’s presented in colorful drawings and brief text blocks, making the country life seem accessible and even attractive. Although city gardeners probably won’t be raising cattle or constructing a sheep shed, they will enjoy seeing how to build a bean teepee for climbing legumes, perusing tomato cultivation options, learning to can vegetables, and pondering beehive construction."
Dallas Morning News

“Bestselling author and illustrator Julia Rothman presents a visual guide to the animals of the world in this charming wildlife treasury. Featuring hundreds of illustrations, Wildlife Anatomy outlines the unique attributes of animals from grasslands, oceans, deserts, and more. Each image is also accompanied by labels, identifying details, and remarkable facts (such as how bees groom each other, or which species of armadillo is the hairiest) that students are sure to delight in.”
Teach magazine

"It's a beautiful thing when food and art come together. Julia Rothman is definitely familiar with this notion. In the third book of her Anatomy series, Rothman enlists the help of James Beard Award-winning journalist Rachel Wharton and illustrates nearly everything there is to know about food. Not only is Food Anatomy easy on the eyes; it's also educational. Within its pages readers can find the percentage of butterfat in different dairy products, how popcorn pops, how to make tofu, short order lingo for egg orders and more."
Food Republic

"Timely, important, and serious information does not have to be tough to digest. The latest book in Rothman's illustrated Anatomy series, is a spectacularly appealing overview of everything to do with the ocean that presents information with beauty and charm…This lovely book will appeal to readers of all ages, whether they want to sit and read or just dip their toes in. It should be in every library’s circulating collection."
Booklist

"In 1686, the croissant was invented in Austria. That's a fun fact I'd probably never had known or maybe don't even really need to know, but now I do, thanks to Julia Rothman's Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World. Rothman has an entire series of illustrated Anatomy books, including Nature and Farm, packed with infographics, quirky facts, and maps that you can get lost in for hours--in a fun way, not in a boring textbook way. It makes you wonder why textbooks aren't this fun to read. Can someone look into this? Thanks."
Bon Appetit

"You can find Julia Rothman’s unmistakable illustrations everywhere from subway posters to tableware — she’s also the author, editor and illustrator of more than a dozen nonfiction picture books that make big, complex systems (everything from the life in the ocean to life on a working farm), accessible and fascinating for all ages (including adults). The Julia Rothman Collection, featuring Food, Farm and Nature, is a great place to start — and encourages even the youngest readers to start making connections between the wilderness and cultivation and the food we eat. (As a bonus, this set includes 10 framable posters.)"
Fatherly