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The Illustrated Encyclopedia, of Animal Life Story; The Essential Visual Guide, Snake; The Elements Book; The Planets; The Rock and Gem Book; The Science of Animals; The Science of Ocean; Through The Animal Kingdom; Ultimate Orchid; Ultimate Visual Dictionary of Science; Violent Earth: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Mudslides, Tsunamis
Animal is a non-fiction coffee table book edited by David Burnie, who was the main-editor, and several co-authors. The full title of the book is: Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to The World's WildLife. The 624-page book was published by Dorling Kindersley in 2001. The book is printed in full gloss paper and has numerous, full-color pictures.
Eyewitness Books (called Eyewitness Guides in the UK) is a series of educational nonfiction books.They were first published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley in 1988. . The series now has over 160 titles on a variety of subjects, such as dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, flags, chemistry, music, the solar system, film, and William Shakespe
DK was founded in 1974 by Christopher Dorling and Peter Kindersley in London as a book packager. Its first book as a publisher in the UK was First Aid Manual for the British voluntary medical services. [3] In 1988, DK Inc. published the first Eyewitness book. DK Inc. began publishing in the United States in 1991.
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ ˌ h ɪ p ə ˈ p ɒ t ə m ə s /; pl.: hippopotamuses; often shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus and river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Prehistoric Life is a non-fiction encyclopedia edited by Angeles Gavira Guerrero and Peter Frances. The full title of the book is Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The 512-page book was published by DK in 2009.
Animals had a variety of roles and functions in ancient Greece and Rome. Fish and birds were served as food. Species such as donkeys and horses served as work animals. The military used elephants. It was common to keep animals such as parrots, cats, or dogs as pets. Many animals held important places in the Graeco-Roman religion or culture.
The raccoon (/ r ə ˈ k uː n / or US: / r æ ˈ k uː n / ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.