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"Nature's Great Events" will be a landmark television series showcasing our planet's most spectacular natural events and the global climatic phenomena which transform entire landscapes, drawing in millions of animals and determining their fate. The series combines the epic scale of the BBC One's "Planet Earth" with the intimate, emotional stories of individual animals as they struggle to survive. This book will closely follow the structure of the television series. In addition words, pictures, and graphics will provide an eyewitness experience and reveal the mechanisms of the different events. Each chapter is set in a different location on our planet and shows how immensely powerful natural forces can drive chain reactions involving everything from microscopic organisms to entire tracts of rainforest, ultimately culminating in a spectacular natural event.From the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Southern Africa, attracting great herds of near starving elephants into the jaws of waiting lions, to the melting of the Arctic ice disrupting hunting polar bears, both book and television series will follow the fortunes of a few key characters before during and after each great event.
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The text is written by the award-winning team of producers and writers behind this landmark television series.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book accompanied a nature documentary series that I did not see, but stands alone on its own merit. It covers six different natural events that in some way involve migration, although not all of them follow the migration. Sometimes, the chapter focuses on a particular area, showing what the area is like in different seasons. Three of the chapters focus on Africa while the other three focus on North America.
The Okavango delta in Botswana is a very bizarre place, even by the standards of the natural world. It is not unusual for a river flowing through a country with a hot climate to evaporate before it gets anywhere near the sea, but in the case of the Okavango, it produces some extraordinary seasonal changes.
Another of the African chapters focuses on the Serengeti, initially describing the movements of the wildebeest herds. However, the main focus here is on some lions. The feed on wildebeests when they are available, but do not follow the wildebeest on their migrations. During the periods when the wildebeests are away, they sometimes find survival hard. The production team had a bit more variety than they expected, with a volcanic eruption occurring while they were filming.
This book is fascinating, with plenty of great pictures as well as much to read about. Personally, I think the book would have been even better with a wider spread around the world, with at least one chapter involving Europe. However, I still love this book for what it is.
The Okavango delta in Botswana is a very bizarre place, even by the standards of the natural world. It is not unusual for a river flowing through a country with a hot climate to evaporate before it gets anywhere near the sea, but in the case of the Okavango, it produces some extraordinary seasonal changes.
Another of the African chapters focuses on the Serengeti, initially describing the movements of the wildebeest herds. However, the main focus here is on some lions. The feed on wildebeests when they are available, but do not follow the wildebeest on their migrations. During the periods when the wildebeests are away, they sometimes find survival hard. The production team had a bit more variety than they expected, with a volcanic eruption occurring while they were filming.
This book is fascinating, with plenty of great pictures as well as much to read about. Personally, I think the book would have been even better with a wider spread around the world, with at least one chapter involving Europe. However, I still love this book for what it is.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book is one of the best BBCs efforts.It deals with 6 natural events which are;
1 the great flood-the Okavanga Delta.
2 the great feast-south east Alaska.
3 the great migration-the Serengeti.
4 the great melt-the Arctic.
5 the great salmon run-British Columbia.
6 the great tide-South Africa coast.
There are 6 authors one for each event all are very well written and researched.The majority of pictures are excellent but unfortunately a few are spread over 2 pages which destroys their impact.
1 the great flood-the Okavanga Delta.
2 the great feast-south east Alaska.
3 the great migration-the Serengeti.
4 the great melt-the Arctic.
5 the great salmon run-British Columbia.
6 the great tide-South Africa coast.
There are 6 authors one for each event all are very well written and researched.The majority of pictures are excellent but unfortunately a few are spread over 2 pages which destroys their impact.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is a real treat for any age. I read it, my husband reads it, but it was bought for my 5 year old son who loved the TV programme. The pictures are really amazing and the text is very informative. Recomended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
stunning photography
although this is an informative book , its strength is in the stunning illustrations which are some of the best I have come across and really do show some extraordinary events
Published 21 months ago by Debs
Fantastic pictures of a great series
Adored the series... couldn't resist the book! It's a present for my husband, so I can't wait to look through it.
Published on 5 May 2009 by Frenchhen
Natures Great Events
A beautifully presented book, with stunning photographs, well worth a look,well written to, doesnt waffle beyond the subject, if the book is this good,am definatley thinking about... Read more
Published on 29 April 2009 by P. Round
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