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Animal
by
David Burnie
Unrivaled in its breadth and visual impact, this unique guide sets out to illustrate, describe, and explain the incredible range of creatures that make up the animal kingdom. Exceptional Coverage. This authoritative volume starts with a clear introduction to the animal world, examining the reasons for the apparently infinite variety of animal forms and major evolutionary d...more
Hardcover, 624 pages
Published
October 10th 2001
by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
(first published 1992)
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As a nature writer, I own a large collection of natural history encyclopedias. When I wrote "Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents" and wanted the natural history of a particular animal I encountered in the wild, I would comb through multiple wildlife guides. Two things stood out:
1) More often than not, I could find what I was looking for in "Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide" (the previous version of this book).
2) I was amazed how often various natural history guides disa...more
1) More often than not, I could find what I was looking for in "Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide" (the previous version of this book).
2) I was amazed how often various natural history guides disa...more
Jan 19, 2008
Rachel
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
people who like animals
Shelves:
favorite-books-ever
I gave this to AJ last year for Valentine's Day, and we've shared many happy hours paging through the enormous volume marveling at the beautiful pictures and the astonishing descriptions of the creatures contained therein.
Kind of enormous book, but so worth reading. Get it in hardcover, that's the best. If and when I own a coffee table this book will be on it.
We like playing 'guess which animal' in which one of us reads the description of the animal until the other can guess it. AJ currently hol...more
Kind of enormous book, but so worth reading. Get it in hardcover, that's the best. If and when I own a coffee table this book will be on it.
We like playing 'guess which animal' in which one of us reads the description of the animal until the other can guess it. AJ currently hol...more
Sin duda, es la mejor enciclopedia animal (de las reunidas en un sólo tomo, claro). Aunque no valga para profundizar en cada uno de los animales, es perfecto para mirar alguna curiosidad que se te ocurra.
It's, without any doubt, the best animals enciclopedy (from the ones written in an only one tome, of course). Even though it's not very useful if you want to dig deep in each one of the animals, it's perfect for discovering any curiosity you'd like to know.
It's, without any doubt, the best animals enciclopedy (from the ones written in an only one tome, of course). Even though it's not very useful if you want to dig deep in each one of the animals, it's perfect for discovering any curiosity you'd like to know.
i was really excited when i got this book, but then after i went through it, i found that i was disappointed with the selections included. i know it's ridiculous to include all the animals in the world, but when a book claims to be a "definitive visual guide" i want more than just a couple of examples of certain animals....i guess it's just probably me....
Great compendium of the natural world, with an easy to use organization. Sometimes I wished for a little longer entry for each animal (especially the more unusual ones), but then realized that doing so would potentially require a second volume.
Several years later, I have purchased the newer edition as well ;)
Several years later, I have purchased the newer edition as well ;)
Wow. Just wow. Such an amazing book. My only complaint is that some entries were just mating information and nothing else. Otherwise, fantastic.
When I was at the transfer station Wednesday a couple of people with very accented but native English(New Zealand? Ireland?) dropped off this and a "Rainforest" book. Brand spanking new the both of them. Probably worth a hundred bucks! I'll be browsing a bit at a time.
If Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild are some of your favorite channels this is the book for you!
obviously I haven't read this cover to cover...but it will remain in use as my definitive animal information guide for a long time.
under bed
This book weighs about as much as I do and is longer than most dictionaries, but it's also the most fantastic, visually-stimulating, concise guide to every species of animal in the world. My copy is cracked down the spine from so much handling, because it is one of my absolute favorites.
(I also not-so-secretly call it my big book of daemons.)
(I also not-so-secretly call it my big book of daemons.)
It's a great coffee table book. It'll probably always be on my "currently reading" shelf because it's so fun to pull out and flip to a random page. Plus it's huge so it'll take awhile to get through every bit of information that's packed in.
The most complete animal book I have seen. If anyone has seen a more complete book, please let me know. My son is an animal fanatic and trudges out this book whenever we have company and asks me or the company to read with him.
Nov 28, 2007
Amanda Brass
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
science-minded animal lovers
readers will unintentionally learn about the world and its ecosystems by discovering the animals that inhabit it. Yes, it reads like a biology book but embrace it people. You slept through it in high school.
Amazing, fantastic colorful guide with some amazing photos. More people need to invest in this book. It's worth it, trust me. I've learned so much.
My absolute FAVORITE animal encyclopedia of ALL TIME.
Saw this at Disney's Animal Kingdom and thought it would be fun to page through someday with my boys.
Fantastic one volume compendium of animal life, informative and beautifully illustrated.
it had a lot of great information in it.i like how it separates it all
Gorgeous illustrated, yet detailed guide to the animal kingdom.
Fascinating. Utterly and completely fascinating!
Jan 25, 2008
Ross
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
science-nature,
reference
One of my favorite books. An education.
Good organization. Missing several sub species. Each category needs its own encyclopedia. Good for a basic reference but not for in depth knowledge.
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David Andrew Burnie is an accomplished zoologist who was a nature reserve ranger before becoming a natural history author and editor. A prolific writer of many books, including several on dinosaurs, he has seen many of his titles win educational awards and science prizes. His titles for Kingfisher include Kingfisher Knowledge: Endangered Planet and The Kingfisher Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia,...more
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