- Taschenbuch: 512 Seiten
- Verlag: DK ADULT (17. Januar 2011)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 075667221X
- ISBN-13: 978-0756672218
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,3 x 21,6 x 3,3 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 254.964 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A museum in a book
25. November 2008
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This color-drenched, fact-packed, museum-in-a-book falls open to a double-page spread of a rainbow-hued lizard with a catapulting tongue as long as its body caught in the act of snaring dinner. Or maybe a double-page spread of a maniacal hyena frightening off a pack of dogs. Not an image to share with your 5-year-old before bedtime. Or yourself, for that matter.
But it's not all big spreads of amazing pictures. The photos are great, but most are a lot smaller in order to fit as many in as possible. Like the Natural History Museum itself, the book aims to teach and inspire its readers and browsers to go out and learn more.
It begins with an overview of animal classification, followed by an exploration of the various anatomies animals have evolved to accomplish the basic tasks of circulation, support, digestion, reproduction, etc.
But the book's heart is behavior. Here we find the action shots and the awe-inducing factoids concerning eight major areas of life: Living Space, Hunting and Feeding, Defense, Sex and Reproduction, Birth and Development, Society, Communication, and Intelligence.
There's a marvelous spread of bats night fishing and smaller, more educational shots of their big ears and sharp teeth. We see cubs play fighting adorably and their parents putting those lessons to work in the real world. While the shots of fierce birds and cute mammals always draw the eye, some of the most fascinating creatures are the insects and amphibians we seldom see or pay attention to.
The Texas horned lizard, for instance, repels attackers with a squirt of its own foul-tasting blood and up to 100 male garter snakes will mob a female in a big squirming ball, from which she will choose just one. There are water spiders that breathe air but build a silken diving bell that allows them to live underwater their whole lives.
I could go on and on, of course; readers will pore over the text and pictures both. While the information is necessarily broad and the facts tantalizing, many readers may be inspired to learn more about the animals within. A gorgeous and fascinating overview of the animal kingdom for all ages.
But it's not all big spreads of amazing pictures. The photos are great, but most are a lot smaller in order to fit as many in as possible. Like the Natural History Museum itself, the book aims to teach and inspire its readers and browsers to go out and learn more.
It begins with an overview of animal classification, followed by an exploration of the various anatomies animals have evolved to accomplish the basic tasks of circulation, support, digestion, reproduction, etc.
But the book's heart is behavior. Here we find the action shots and the awe-inducing factoids concerning eight major areas of life: Living Space, Hunting and Feeding, Defense, Sex and Reproduction, Birth and Development, Society, Communication, and Intelligence.
There's a marvelous spread of bats night fishing and smaller, more educational shots of their big ears and sharp teeth. We see cubs play fighting adorably and their parents putting those lessons to work in the real world. While the shots of fierce birds and cute mammals always draw the eye, some of the most fascinating creatures are the insects and amphibians we seldom see or pay attention to.
The Texas horned lizard, for instance, repels attackers with a squirt of its own foul-tasting blood and up to 100 male garter snakes will mob a female in a big squirming ball, from which she will choose just one. There are water spiders that breathe air but build a silken diving bell that allows them to live underwater their whole lives.
I could go on and on, of course; readers will pore over the text and pictures both. While the information is necessarily broad and the facts tantalizing, many readers may be inspired to learn more about the animals within. A gorgeous and fascinating overview of the animal kingdom for all ages.
11 von 11 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Most complete animal book around
18. Dezember 2008
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
A beautiful book, as all DK references tend to be, this covers every aspect of animal life from taxonomy, and anatomy, to behavior. Because the magnitude of what the book chooses to cover is so broad, it has to be brief and skim some topics, but it is an incredible collection of animal facts assembled all in one place that is pertinent to either the lay person, even school age children, to zoologists, as I am. Even though I already know about much of the subjects, it is still a pleasure to look at the stunning pictures and detailed graphics. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in animals.
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overwhelming
10. November 2008
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
02 days ago i recieved this magnificient tome via amazon.com.i've waiting for this book for some time.i own almost every dk visual books of this kind(animal,earth,universe,ocean,rainforest,human,bird,butterfly,frog,reef)by far this is the most amazing.if you want to learn every thing about animal life & their secret behavior while looking at the most astonishing wild life photography this is your ticket to heaven.this 6 pound book is a treasure for those who love nature,wild life & briliant photography.i love this superb book.cant wait what dk is planing for us next.go get this wonderful tome & be entraled.dk you are the best.
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