About The Book Animal Encyclopedia

About The Book Animal Encyclopedia

From Our Editors

Explore the amazing world of animals with this exciting visual encyclopedia. More than 2,000 animal species -- from aardvarks to zebras -- are featured, complete with tons of stunning close-up color photos of the animals in their natural habitats. A fact-packed section about animal life -- including behavior, camouflage, adaptation, migration, breeding, and conservation -- makes this a must-have resource for home or school.

Annotation

Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of such animals as hedgehogs, peacocks, penguins, salamanders, and snakes.

From The Critics

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Today's top choice; the book has bountiful art that is varied and dazzling and has a creative layout.

Tacoma News Tribune

If you have a young animal lover on your list, this would be a thrilling gift.

Associate Press

This is a family book¡ªclear enough for young readers, informative enough for older ones.

Children's Literature

For not a lot of money, kids can have a wealth of information at their fingertips. Along with its many other reference books, DK Publishing now has a very impressive animal encyclopedia. There is a delightful introduction by Chris Packham and reproductions of award winning photographs taken by kids. The information is well laid out in fact boxes, pictures with captions, labels and legends for all of the images and diagrams, and a brief text with cross-references to find additional information. Even for those who may have some basic knowledge about animal classification, the textual and visual presentations at the beginning of the animal encyclopedia make the subject very clear. This first section is devoted to a variety of topics such as animal skeletons, defense, homes, habitats and conservation. What follows is an A to Z look at animals and animal families. The signature DK look--outstanding photographs on crisp sturdy white pages?makes this animal encyclopedia a pleasure for those just browsing, as well as for those undertaking research. It is a handy home reference and a useful book for elementary classrooms and libraries.

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