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Summary: This book deserves 10 stars!
Review: "Animal" is probably THE book to have if you want to have a reference to animal life on earth. Awesomely designed, stunningly photographed, meticulously organized, this book is an absolute treasure house. Visually it's unbelievably gorgeous; the design and organization are inspired; the photographs are breathtaking; it's easy to read and fun to browse through. It's hefty (over 8 pounds)and packed with references to most of the known animal genera on this planet. As beautiful as it is, this is no "coffee table" tome designed for show; "Animal" is an extremely valuable reference that will be used and explored over and over again... And at Amazon.com's price (...) it's the book bargain of the decade. This is one book you'll want to share with your family for generations to come.
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Summary: AMAZING PICTURES; AMAZING TIME SPENT ON AMAZING BOOK!
Review: (...) It has the most stunning lay-out, the greatest detail (so famously done by the Eyewitness people from Dorling Kindersley) and the most fascinating information! Every page that talks about the creatures has mini maps of the world colored in so you can get the idea where the creatures live. You will be so knocked out as to how much DETAIL this heavy book can supply you! When you open the front of the book there is a neat spread of fish swimming out at you...close the book and the side where all the pages come together make a beautiful rainbow of color. I cannot express how amazing the pictures and photography are and how much information is in this book... The book also comes with a nice, sturdy slipcase made of cardboard with a picture exactly like the cover of the book for the cover of this slipcase. (...) you cannot miss this one!! A+++++++++!!
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR!
Review: (...)If you are an animal lover, or want to use the book as a reference guide, this book will appeal to you. (...) To date I have seen no other book quite like it on any book shelf. Every fact and aspect of animal life is included here and the photographs are absolutely out of this world! Classification, behaviour, habitat and everything you wanted to know about each species in the animal kingdom is contained here and it is quite in-depth. What a wonderful gift this would make for that special animal lover on your list, and it would also make an excellent coffee table book for yourself.(...) Highly recommended and worth a million stars in rating.
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Summary: Magnificent piece of work!!
Review: A beautiful visual book. The photography is captivating to say the least, the text though short is very informative , the layout is something else and very well designed : easy access to general information. Some have objected to the fact that there is no mention of the human species; to those I say that the book's cover does say: The definitive visual guide to the world's WILDLIFE. I do admit that since invertebrates form 97% of all the known animal species,the chapter concerning them was a bit lacking and too short. One may not find enough research material for any specific animal, but nevertheless it is nothing short of stunning, it's the kind of book the whole family will enjoy and every household should have.
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Summary: Magnificent piece of work!!
Review: A beautiful visual book. The photography is captivating to say the least, the text though short is very informative , the layout is something else and very well designed : easy access to general information. Some have objected to the fact that there is no mention of the human species; to those I say that the book's cover does say: The definitive visual guide to the world's WILDLIFE. I do admit that since invertebrates form 97% of all the known animal species,the chapter concerning them was a bit lacking and too short. One may not find enough research material for any specific animal, but nevertheless it is nothing short of stunning, it's the kind of book the whole family will enjoy and every household should have.
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Summary: Stunning-no other word for it!
Review: A gorgeous and highly informative book. If you want to have just one book that covers all the wonders of the animal world, this is it. It weighs close to ten pounds, which tells you something about how substantive a volume it is. The whole book has a feeling of weight to it, with the highest quality pictures, paper and design. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Stunning!
Review: Can't say enough good things about it.
The quality, the detail, the content are all fantastic. If you love nature and the animal kingdon this book IS the definitive kind. Kids will love it, adults love it. A fantastic book.
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Summary: fantastic - you want to know animals - get this
Review: Can't say enough good things about it.
The quality, the detail, the content are all fantastic. If you love nature and the animal kingdon this book IS the definitive kind. Kids will love it, adults love it. A fantastic book.
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Summary: Very, very pretty, but ...
Review: I heartily endorse all the glowing praise of other reviewers for the layout and the fine grain of the spectacular photographs. Design excellence. I know personally one of the editorial panel and, yes, he is among the world's leading authority in his field. From that I assume the others are, too. BUT, for all the science and thought that has gone into the book it has two critical flaws. (1) it suffers from "vertebrate chauvinism". Most of the world's animals are not vertebrates, but most of this book is devoted to vertebrates. Biodiversity depends on far, far more than the vertebrates. (2) it omits one of the planet's most populous species, a species which, by its spread, has changed the lives of most other species and is causing many of them to become extinct. I refer to the human species. Can you believe it is not listed! How can a book which appears to be otherwise so scientifically sound, in the twenty-first century, get these two things so wrong? Despite these fundamental flaws, the book is a gem. My copy is prominent in our house and everyone dips into it almost daily. A feast!
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Summary: Great Pictures
Review: I ordered this book after reading the other comments about it. After I received the book I was not satisfied with the purchase. It has a lot of beautiful pictures, but it does not give enough information about each animal. Therefore I have returned the book. If you are wanting to know what different animals look like, then this is the book for you.
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