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Gag Gifts, Occasion Gifts - Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife
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List Price: $25.00
Our Price: $16.50
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Manufacturer: DK ADULT
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 590
EAN: 9780756616342
ISBN: 0756616344
Label: DK ADULT
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 624
Publication Date: 2005-09-19
Publisher: DK ADULT
Studio: DK ADULT
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Editorial Reviews:
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This authoritative volume starts with a clear introduction to the animal world, examining the reasons for the apparently infinite variety of animal forms and the major evolutionary developments. Animal anatomy, life-cycles and the principles of classification are also explored. This is followed by a superbly illustrated survey of world habitats, showing how animals have adapted to each environment and the threats that face both wildlife and plants today. The main part of the book, an up-to-date and comprehensive animal catalogue, looks in detail at each major group and provides absorbing profiles of over 2,000 individual species. Spectacular photographic portraits bring a vast array of animals vividly to life, with special features on well-known and important creatures such as the Galapagos tortoise. Each species profile is supported by maps and symbols showing distribution and habitat, as well as key information on size, population and conservation status, forming a valuable reference database.
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Summary: Great book for anyone in grade school to grandma
Comment: This hefty book about a huge range of animals is full of helpful and interesting facts and wonderful photos. My 10-year old granddaughter wanted an "animal encyclopedia" and I was afraid this was a bit over her head. Not so, she lugs it to school with her. My 18-year-old granddaughter saw it on a visit and said, "Why didn't you get this for me?" (Later I did.) And then I find their 73-year-old grandfather reading it. So. Buy it.
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Summary: Beautiful and Captivating...
Comment: I loved this book! I have always had a fascination with animals and with photography, so this book was a delight. It has gorgeous pictures of many different kinds of animals. In response to the complaints that it didn't give enough information in the reviews, I would like to point out that the book SAYS it is a visual guide. If you are looking for more information on animals, and are not going to be satisfied with tidbits and pictures, this isn't the book for you. Kids will love it though, and so will anyone who isn't using it for scholastic means.
This book does favor mammalian species over any other kind of animal, but it does cover a fair amount of every type of animal, and the book does not claim to do more then it does. I got exactly what I thought I would get from the description. I think it's excellent!
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Summary: good, but?
Comment: so i bought this book a few weeks ago. i keep it next to my easy chair when i watch tv, because i like to watch wild life and nature shows.
today was the second time in about two weeks that something came on tv, and when i tried looking for it in the book , it wasnt there.
i kind of wonder how many animals i have to look for in the book before i find it.
all these pages and all these animals, and just the ones i'm looking for were left out of the book.
looks like i'll have to buy a second book, and hopefully it will cover some of the animals that this book missed.
im not even looking at animals in the north pole or antearctica, just your normal average united states deer or elk.
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Summary: Best Comprehensive Animal Encyclopedia!
Comment: We bought this last Christmas for our then 8-year old daughter, who's obsessed with animals. We were thoroughly impressed with the the size of the book, as well as the beautiful photos throughout. In the course of the last year, our daughter has carried this book around with her everywhere, reading excerpts to friends and family as she marvels at the facts found within. She LOVES this book! It covers every animal imaginable and she loves discovering new ones - seeing the photos, seeing where they live, reading about their diets and behaviors - everything! In hindsight I wish we'd gotten her the hardback version simply because she lugs it all over the place, but we could not be more happy with the book itself. We highly recommended this book for anyone interested in animals, regardless of age. Young readers will cling to it for many years to come and adult readers will be amazed at the photos and information.
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Summary: Fantastic Wildlife book-Best I've ever seen
Comment: I always read reviews before purchasing and when I read the reviews on this book, I knew it would be a great book. My son is Autistic and has always been an animal lover. The fact that this book has superb pictures alone is the perfect choice for any child! Another bonus is the wonderful variety of animals and the extent of information provided. My son has carried the book to school almost every day, regardless of how much it weighs! You can't go wrong, I promise. Thank you to a fabulous author, David Burnie!
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