| Brazil: Amazon and Pantanal (Travellers Wildlife Guide) |
 enlarge | Authors: David Pearson, Les Beletsky
Publisher: Chastleton Travel
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 321111
Media: Paperback
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 1905214049
EAN: 9781905214044
ASIN: 1905214049
Publication Date: July 1, 2005
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Customer Reviews:
 not up to the job April 18, 2008
It is surprising there are so few field guides for such an important country with key regions like the Pantanal. This book tries to be a reference book and field guide and fails with both. It would have been better split into two volumes as its pretty heavy to carry around. It does give some insight into the birds and animals of the region but is far too limited for the serious naturalist.
 Disappointing July 17, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Much of the volume (over 50%) is taken up with lengthy introductions to the classification of the different orders of animals rather than majoring on species identification, leaving room for an even smaller coverage than might be expected. This area is so rich in wildlife that the choice of species covered will neccessarily have to be selective, but the decision to utilise a large part of the space for a natural history primer severly resticts its suitability as a field guide.
Furthermore you should not expect anything of the 'Brief descriptions of the most frequently visited parks and reserves in the Amazon and Pantanal regions' - 4 pages on the Amazon and half a page on the Pantanal does not even give room to list all the different areas, let alone suggest which might might be the best to visit for wildlife viewing or give species lists and specialities such that a traveller might plan an itinerary round their interests.
All in all a disappointing purchase which fails to serve the purpose of a good field guide for a holiday destination.
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