This review presents Wendy Hollender’s book as more than a botanical art volume: it is a warm, visually rich invitation into plant relationships, ecology, and human connection to the natural world. Garness praises the book’s illustrations, essays, and accessibility while noting a few minor issues.
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The 2026 opening issue of the Journal of Natural Science Illustration (Volume 58, Number 1) explores how art connects scientific knowledge with culture, education, and the natural world.
Little Beasts has abundant, detailed images and essays tracing European natural history’s evolution from the 15th–17th centuries. It highlights Flemish artists Joris Hoefnagel and Jan van Kessel’s influential work, showing how art helped document and disseminate knowledge of nature’s diversity during the Renaissance.
Welcome to the second edition of 2025! This issue highlights the breadth of contemporary natural science illustration—from personal sketchbook practice to anatomy education, climate-science communication, art history, and bioarchaeological reconstruction. Articles explore teaching comparative vertebrate anatomy online, creating effective climate visuals, understanding early natural-history illustration through a review of Little Beasts , and using illustration, genetics, and 3D modeling to reconstruct a medieval skull. Log into your account to view the Journal: JNSI 2025 Vol. 57, No. 2 Not yet a subscriber? To view the issue for free, become a GNSI member today!