Wildlife of the World

DK

Penguin, Oct 6, 2015 - Nature - 480 pages

Experience the full force of nature with this stunning visual encyclopedia celebrating the world's most wonderful wildlife.

With an inspiring foreword by leading naturalist and wildlife photographer Chris Packham, this epic adventure takes you across the continents to meet all creatures big and small. You'll visit the deserts of Australia, the grasslands of Africa, the rainforests of South America, the mountains of Asia, and the coral reefs of Australia on this mind-blowing tour to meet the incredibly diverse range of life on Earth.

Breathtaking photography, animal profiles, accessible maps, and facts and stats combine to create this standout reference title. Revealing a wealth of species across hundreds of spectacular pages, Wildlife of the World introduces you to animals that roam, swim, and fly in each and every part of our planet.

Calling all globe-trotters, nature enthusiasts, and biology students, this is your chance to experience the animal kingdom as never before and gain an absolutely essential addition to your home library.

Produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution.

Reviews:

"[G]orgeous coffee table book of animal life across the planet...This book is a perfect reference guide, a delight to page through..." - Publishers Weekly

"If there's a must-have coffee-table book, this is it." - The Sacramento Bee

"Beautifully illustrated with handsome photographs." - Booklist (Starred Review)

"[A] big book filled with great photography." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Like a classic children's treasury book, this lavish work is an ideal option for researchers and browsers alike." - School Library Journal (Starred Review)

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Wildlife of the World

User Review  - Don E Wilson - Publishers Weekly

This gorgeous coffee table book of animal life across the planet, including a section on habitats, is a comprehensive gathering of the world's seven continents divided into their main geological ...

Contents

• Animal Habitats 10: 10
• Forests 12: 12
• Grasslands 14: 14
• Extreme Environments 16: 16
• Aquatic Environments 18: 18
• North America 20: 21
• Peaks And Prairies 22: 22
• Canadian Arctic 24: 24
• Yellowstone 34: 34
• Central Great Plains 44: 44
• Sierra Nevada 52: 52
• Mojave Desert 60: 60
• Florida Everglades 66: 66
• Central And South America 74: 75
• Land Of The Jaguar 76: 76
• Costa Rican Rainforest 78: 78
• Andean Yungas 84: 84
• Amazon Rainforest 90: 90
• The Pantanal 100: 100
• Andean Altiplano 108: 108
• Argentine Pampas 114: 114
• Galapagos Islands 122: 122
• Europe 130: 131
• Plains And Peninsulas 132: 132
• Norwegian Fjords 134: 134
• Scottish Highlands 140: 140
• The Camargue 146: 146
• Tagus Valley 152: 152
• The Alps 158: 158
• Bavarian Forest 164: 164
• Africa 174: 175
• A Sunbaked Land 176: 176
• Ethiopian Highlands 178: 178
• Great Rift Valley Lakes 184: 184
• Serengeti Savannas 192: 192
• Congo Basin 208: 208
• Okavango Delta 218: 218
• Kalahari Desert 228: 228
• Madagascan Dry Forests 236: 236
• Asia 244: 245
• Land Of Extremes 246: 246
• Arabian Highlands 248: 248
• Teraiduar Savannas 254: 254
• Eastern Himalayas 266: 266
• Upper Yangtze Forests 272: 272
• Gobi Desert 278: 278
• Nihonkai Montane Forest 284: 284
• Bornean Rainforest 292: 292
• Sulusulawesi Seas 302: 302
• Australasia 310: 311
• The Red Continent 312: 312
• New Guinea Montane Forest 314: 314
• North Australia Savannas 320: 320
• Great Sandytanami Desert 328: 328
• East Australian Forests 334: 334
• Great Barrier Reef 344: 344
• New Zealand Mixed Forest 354: 354
• Antarctica 360: 361
• Land Of Ice And Snow 362: 362
• Southern Ocean Islands 364: 364
• Antarctic Peninsula 370: 370
• The Animal Kingdom 376: 376
• Glossary 378: 378
• Index 382: 382
• Acknowledgments 478: 398

Bibliographic information

• Title: Wildlife of the World
• Author: DK
• Contributors: Don E. Wilson, Smithsonian Institution
• Publisher: Penguin, 2015
• ISBN: 1465449590, 9781465449597
• Length: 480 pages
• Subjects: Nature / Animals / Wildlife; Nature / Reference; Photography / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals