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BookmarkOver 2,000 species, from the tiny spider mite to the massive blue whale, are profiled in DK's astonishingly wonderful Animal, produced in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution and more than 70 expert zoologists.
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To call this book "profusely illustrated" is to seriously underrepresent page after page of breathtaking photos capturing each creature in sharp images, thrumming with life.
Even the page borders are covered with collages of animal skins to indicate which class of organisms is represented in that section--every inch of this heavy book is gorgeous.
Besides heft and beauty, Animal has authority.
Editors-in-chief David Burnie and Don E.
Wilson are top biologists, and they have assembled a crack team of consultants for each section of the book.
For instance, Richard Rosenblatt of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography takes charge of the chapter on fishes, so all the classification, behavior, and distribution data is up-to-date and full of the kind of detail that comes from years of professional specialization.
For more information about the title Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife, read the full description at Amazon.com, or see the following related books:
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