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This stunning encyclopedia is a fascinating guide to more than 400 fish and sea creatures from around the world and from every marine habitat. Representation is broad, featuring members of some of the most exciting and successful animal groups in the marine world, including sponges, corals, jelly animals, worms, crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms, fish, reptiles and sea mammals. Read about the the plate-like body armour of creatures that teem with colourful life; the communities that exist at the edge of the contents; and the formidable creatures that hunt in remote waters. Each profile is illustrated with beautiful watercolour artwork plus a panel which contains a map to pinpoint distribution, and concise information on habitat type, size, breeding and feeding behaviour.
About the Author
Amy-Jane Beer has contributed to books such as Aquatic Life of the World (Brown Reference Group), Encyclopedia of North American Mammals (Thunder Bay Press), Encylcopedia of Animal Life (thompson Gale Group), and Spotting Wild Mammals (Mammals Trust UK), plus numerous journals and magazines. Derek Hall graduated in Biology and Psychology from the University of London, and has acted as author and editor on many natural history volumes, including Animals (Hamlyn), Ultimate Guide to Reptiles (Regency House) and Exploring Nature (Beaver).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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If you like sharks then you have to get this book because it is the best and it has really good bits on all the sharks and there are really good pictures and really detailed drawings as well and i know it is a really good book and i have only had it for 5 minutes and i am already not putting it down at all.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book is fantastic for reference. Easily readable, with many facts on locations, habitat, food sources and appearance. It makes a good study book for those interested in bettering their knowledge of sea life.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Just what I wanted for 6y/o!
18 Aug 2010
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I thought books on marine life / sea creatures would be extremely common, but after visiting three Barnes & Noble and Borders shops, I was surprised that I could not find a book that was scientifically-accurate yet engaging for my 6-year-old niece.
The book is well laid out, with large, detailed and life-like drawings of the sea creatures [See the picture I uploaded, with notes]. The descriptions are slightly complex for a young child, which I think may be more suited to say, an average 12-year-old to fully comprehend on their own. That said, I believe a child of as little as 4-years-old would be able to appreciate the pictures, and also the interesting trivia about each creature, if read-to by a grown-up.
The author also works in additional information such as sustainability (brief notes about tuna stocks being overfished, for example), environmental issues (pollution and its effects on marine life) and other human factors (finning of sharks). I am glad that the book introduces these issues in an objective manner which helps raise awareness in children.
The book is not hardcover, but the cover is fairly rigid and seems water-resistant. The inside pages are also smooth to the touch and seem 'coated', instead of just regular thin flimsy paper.
I would HIGHLY recommend this book and am even considering getting the others in the series (insects, birds etc).
The book is well laid out, with large, detailed and life-like drawings of the sea creatures [See the picture I uploaded, with notes]. The descriptions are slightly complex for a young child, which I think may be more suited to say, an average 12-year-old to fully comprehend on their own. That said, I believe a child of as little as 4-years-old would be able to appreciate the pictures, and also the interesting trivia about each creature, if read-to by a grown-up.
The author also works in additional information such as sustainability (brief notes about tuna stocks being overfished, for example), environmental issues (pollution and its effects on marine life) and other human factors (finning of sharks). I am glad that the book introduces these issues in an objective manner which helps raise awareness in children.
The book is not hardcover, but the cover is fairly rigid and seems water-resistant. The inside pages are also smooth to the touch and seem 'coated', instead of just regular thin flimsy paper.
I would HIGHLY recommend this book and am even considering getting the others in the series (insects, birds etc).
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