Wildlife Atlas

A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" A richly illustrated natural history reference utilizes three-dimensional maps and more than four hundred captioned photographs and illustrations to capture eight distinct habitats around the world and the varied wildlife that make each region their home, and features an A-Z guide to more than one thousand of the world's major animals." From Booklist: "What animals live where? And why do animals live where they do? This beautifully illustrated work answers these and many other questions. Dividing the world into eight broad habitat types, the author offers a clear portrait of each. World maps showing habitat locations begin each section, emphasizing the fact that the habitat types are found wherever conditions support them. These are followed by write-ups covering each geographic location and its keystone animals, along with sections on the ecology of the habitat and sidebars on endangered species. Charts illustrating temperature and rainfall throughout the year allow easy comparison between habitat types. All sections are heavily illustrated with maps, photographs, and descriptions of the ecology. The close relationships between climate, vegetation type, and the resident animals are stressed in each description. Following these accounts is a short section on animal classification and an animal directory with a picture and short biography of every species mentioned. This very nice packaging of the somewhat difficult subject of zoogeography is highly recommended."- Nancy Bent