The Kingfisher Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals: From Aardvark to Zorille-And 2,000 Other Animals

by Michael Chinery (Editor)

Offers detailed yet concise information on more than two thousand animals from around the globe, from protozoa to elephants, as well as special entries on animal behavior, such as adaptation and migration, and more than a thousand pictures.

Genres: Reference, Animals, Science

380 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1992

About the author

Michael Chinery is an English naturalist.

He studied in Cambridge where he graduated in natural sciences and anthropology.

He edits Cecidology, the journal of the British Plant Gall Society.

Books:
- Animals in the zoo,
- Animal communities,
- Britain's Plant Galls. A photographic
guide (2011) WildGuides. Old Basing, Hampshire. ISBN 978 190365743 0
- Purnell's concise Encyclopedia of Nature,
Forests, Kingfisher, London, 1992 ISBN 0-86272-915-7


Chinery is well known for his books on insects :

Insects of Britain and Northern Europe, 3rd edition, Collins field guide. ISBN 0-00-219918-1
Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Collins Guide, 1986 (reprinted in 1991)
Butterflies of Britain and Europe, Collins Wildlife Trust Guides.

Reviews

[Jalm Riddle · Rating 4 out of 5]

GREAT book for kids who love animals. My five year old, Alea, totally loves this book and finds the Basalisk Lizard fascinating.