Simon & schuster's guide to mammals

Simon & Schuster's Nature Guide Series

by Luigi Boitani, Stefania Bartoli, Sydney Anderson (Editor)

As mammals ourselves, we have always been fascinated with this most advanced class of animals, and Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals describes 426 species worldwide. A long and thoughtful introduction to the evolution, characteristics, and orders of mammals is followed by the entries -- all illustrated in full color -- each containing the mammal's classification, description, and habitat as well as details on behavior, feeding habits, and reproduction. The entries also feature colorful symbols to illustrate habitat, color maps to show the distribution and rarity of each species, and line drawings to indicate unusual or notable physical features.

With more than 500 color photographs, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals is a superb and valuable reference.

Genres: Reference

511 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Tinwerume · Rating 4 out of 5]

Y'all would not *believe* the number of little guys that are out there.

What an absolutely delightful book. Mostly just a lot of species descriptions, with a photograph and a silly little sketch and some basic information. Not really worth reading if you want detailed information, but so fun as a brief overview of all the kinds of funky freaks out there.

Also definitely kind of out of date at this point, even I with my limited knowledge noticed some inaccuracies. Oh well

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A handy yet fairly comprehensive reference guide to mammals of the world filled with color photographs of each species, along with the usual technical information on distribution, habits and physical characteristics. The foreword section contains quite a dense and wordy description of the various traits of the mammal class, from digestive, nervous and other anatomical features to the sensory organs and reproductive systems that distinguish marsupials and monotremes from placentals. There is also a lengthy general write up on all the orders of mammals from rodents and bats to cetaceans, carnivores and primates. All this information is packed into a novel sized paperback meant to be carried around and referenced on the move.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our cover of this book is different, but there are no other editions listed. This was the starting place for all animal reports when I was in elementary and middle school. I very clearly remember flipping through this book to look at all the different animal photographs, especially the large cats. I know that it was useful for me for all those reports, and I'm sure it makes a great book for kids to look at just to see animals, but it probably isn't the best choice for that purpose. Great photographs.

[Jaena Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with science books, particularly ones about animals. As a result, I have an extensive biology library at my grandparents' house.

[Tukang Kueh Keren · Rating 4 out of 5]

buku panduan mamalia, penuh gambar dan mudah digunakan. Yang pasti dulu belinya masih muraaahhh banget :)