The Encyclopedia of Animals: Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians

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Summary: A Decent Encyclopedia
Review: I picked this up at a local Borders on sale for $10. Being an animal lover and enthusiast, I figured what the hay. After looking it over, I realized the fish family isn't covered in the book. Which is kind of a downer but not a major gripe.
The book is pretty good and covers a lot of species of animals. Problem is, the descriptions of most, if not all, of the animals is around 2-3 small paragraphs at most. It's not an extensive encyclopedia or a book that goes into great detail; just enough to cover the usuals of each animal.
All in all, not a bad book but if you're looking for an in-depth book, this isn't going to be what you're looking for.

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Summary: Very concise and comprehensive description of land animals
Review: The Encyclopaedia of Animals: Mammals, Birds, Reptile, and Amphibians is a milestone in concise scientific, and current description of animal species. Any amature(or professional), could only benefit by having this book in there collection. It is a shame it is no longer in print after only been in circulation for only three years.