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Animalium (2014)

by Jenny Broom(Favorite Author)

4.57 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0763675083 (ISBN13: 9780763675080)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Big Picture Press

review 1: This is a beautiful oversized, coffee table book containing an overview of the animal kingdom. It's very nice and I was surprised when I noticed it said ages 8-12 on the back. I think it's much better suited to adults actually.The illustrations are lovely and I really enjoy the "museum" style, but, alas, I didn't feel transported into a museum. My biggest issue with this book is the information in it felt very sparse. That is perhaps why I didn't buy the museum gimmick. There was usually the name and size of each animal pictured along with a few paragraphs about the group they were featured in (birds, insects, cats, etc.), but other than that you were give one little tidbit of a fact (or nothing additional at all). I did learn a few new things (the African Harrier-Hawk is ... morean omnivore!), but I wanted more, like where each species lived. My other issue was a technical printing issue; sometimes the numbers and lines indicating parts of an illustration were not quite where they'd been intended to be (as obvious from the illustration) and a few times the illustrations or details were lost in the crevice that is the binding.Overall, it's a very pretty reading experience and makes for a gorgeous coffee table book, but if you're looking for a lot of detail on each animal or a wide variety of animals within one group (say more than 5ish examples per group), this is not for you.
review 2: Wow. This book is amazing! First of all the illustrations are gorgeous. It hearkens back to early flora and fauna guides of old but there is still something innovative and modern about it. I love the over sized format and sturdy pages. It's the kind of book some people will read cover to cover and others (like myself) will pick up and browse through. This would make a splendid gift for animal/nature/art lovers. less

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