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| Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife | 
| Author: David Burnie
Publisher: DK ADULT
Category: Book
List Price: $25.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 69501
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8.4 x 1.6
ISBN: 0756616344
Dewey Decimal Number: 590
EAN: 9780756616342
ASIN: 0756616344
Publication Date: September 19, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
Magnificent, specialy on vertebrates June 21, 2007
Maybe the best reference book on vertebrates for the layman. Excelent value. I just wish the insecta and other invertebrates had received the same atention of the vertebrates. But them it would probably took a book at least twice the size, wich is already huge.
very good visual guide June 8, 2007
I recently watched a documentary on a very strange bird from New Zealand called "Kakapo". I wondered if this bird appeared in this book and to my surprise it did!! The poor bird is on the verge of extinction, and yet DK's ANIMAL did offer some information on this owl like creature. I then decided to look for other strange animals and most of them where mentioned in the book. This is a very comprehensive visual guide on wildlife, it deserves a five star rating like most of DK's publications.
7 year old non reader couldn't put it down June 4, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
My son got this as a Christmas gift when he was 7. As a homeschooling mother of 3 I love books as gifts, but this one took the cake! My son, who wouldn't read unless he "had" to, took this book in hand every single day. I'm not kidding. He mainly looked at the gorgeous pictures, but slowly and surely he began to digest its contents. He's now 9 and I'd say he still picks up this book at least 3-4 times a week. Everytime an animal is menitoned on Discovery he looks it up, sees its picture, finds out where it lives, and reads the short paragrah about it. He still isn't an avid reader but this book is his all time favorite.
Animal Is Simply A Must-Have If You Own A Pet Or Just Love Wildlife In General May 19, 2007
Animal is one of those science books that are simply hard to put down. This publisher does an excellent job in explaining the animals themselves, their habitats, how they acquire their food, their behaviors, etc. Reading this book will also help you better understand our species (Homo Sapiens) since we are part of the animal kingdom. We share many characteristics that are common to animals such as sensory organs, nerves enabling us to respond rapidly to stimuli, voluntary motion, and the ability to take in food. The photographs and illustrations are also outstanding. While not covering all species, the book gives a general overview of animal life by focusing on the better known vertebrates and providing a synopsis of the lesser known invertebrates. All in all, a volume you will want to read from cover to cover if you simply love wildlife or own a pet.
Great for TEACHERS! May 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I use this book everyday in Biology class...what a wonderful reference guide. This book breaks down the Animal kingdom into all the major phylums/subphylums (Mollusca, Echinodermata, Arthropoda, Chordata)and is chock full of pictures. It also highlights a good selection of representatvie species and gives size ranges, habitats, breeding seasons, etc. They even include a thumbnail map showing typical locations throughout the world where the animal is prevalent. Great resource!
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