Earth
by DK Publishing
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Book Reviews of Earth
Book Review: The big book of Earth
Summary: 5 Stars
I had to purchase this book for a college course, but it is an excellent resource for students and people with an interest in science of any age. It is written in an easy to understand format, with plenty of photographs and illustrations. The photos are all amazing and make what could technically be a dry subject much more interesting. The sections of type are all broken down into small easy to manage chunks, which also makes it easier to read. I give it two thumbs up.Book Review: DK is the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I have about 20 DK books, and I have always been impressed with there layout, quantity of great pictures and quality of printing. This book has excellent pictures of city scapes, different land biomes, and geology. If I could add one complaint, I would insist on making a new volume with an expanded Oceania section. I love Oceania, and the section was good, but not as long as it should be considering 70% of earth is ocean, and the only thing that really sets our planet so much apart from all others currently discovered is water. All in all, this is no kids book, but if you have kids or grand kids that like to read, this book has enough pictures to keep any kid's imagination running for weeks, and if you're buying it for yourself it has enough information to make a college class of it.Book Review: Worth the money
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the DK book called "Animal" last summer and was overly pleased with it. The book was very informative and set up terrificly. What with the pictures and all...
So I started looking into their other visual guides and was blown away again by this Earth book. Almost as thick as Animal, Earth is set up the same way with its pictures and info. Only with sites of the world instead of animals!
A must-have for earth science nuts.
If you're really into science and nature then you'd do good to pick this one up... Now I have 2 great books from DK
Book Review: Leaves nothing to be desired
Summary: 5 Stars
This book covers an enormous amount of information. Features such as mountains, rivers, lakes, oceans, plains, deserts, forests, glaciers -- you name it -- are described in general and then short sections are devoted to specific places (the more prominent instances of those features, such as Mt Kilimanjaro for mountains, the Yangtze for rivers, etc., but many relatively lesser known places as well). But this book goes way beyond just land/water features. It also has a timeline of Earth's geological and biological history, covers rocks and minerals, soils, ecosystems, tectonics, natural forces, climate, conservation, and much more. The pictures are spectacular, and this book is full of them. Anyone with a general interest in geography, geology, or nature will certainly enjoy this book immensely.Book Review: Ten Star Rating
Summary: 5 Stars
I just received this heavyweight book and was overwhelmed by the desire to read every page at one time: it was like being a child in a candy store. Which should I choose? The book is magnificently presented with wonderful photographs throughout - hundreds, perhaps thousands. The page edges are decorated beautifully with a different design per section,and the text is woven in among the graphics so that you aren't overfaced with masses of text at one time. The text is clear and flowing and on good quality paper. I cannot imagine that there is anything in this masterpiece that I might want to find and cannot. Clearly it cannot delve over deeply into every topic on a subject as grand as "Earth", but it has a jolly good try. The original price was reasonable - this lower price is an absolute bargain. An excellent book for adults and older children alike.