Extreme Nature [Paperback]

Mark Carwardine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2008

smelliest plant
best water-walker
longest migration
hairiest animal
best surfer
tiniest mammal
longest tongue
fastest swimmer
sharpest sense of smell
strangest society
hottest animal
flashiest males
slimiest animal
fastest digger
loudest bird call
slipperiest plant
stickiest skin
deadliest love-life
largest animal ever
oldest leaves
fattest carnivore
deepest-living animal
sleepiest animal

Editorial Reviews

Review

/ First serial in The Guardian Weekend Magazine on September 10th / 2nd serial in the Metro --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, writer, photographer, consultant, and broadcaster with a special interest in marine wildlife. He has written more than forty books, including several bestsellers, and hosts Nature and a wide variety of other natural history programs on BBC Radio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (January 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061373893
• ISBN-13: 978-0061373893
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars outstanding except for some typos, May 23, 2008

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Carrie (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Extreme Nature (Paperback)

I LOVE THIS BOOK and am reading every word in it! The pictures are outstanding, too. My only complaint is that the book needed one more thorough review.

For instance, the larva of the "strangest hitchhiker" is said to be both 0.06 in and 3.8 cm. I appreciate having metric conversions, but they're sometimes incorrect and often inconsistently noted (metric noted first at times, second other times).

Perhaps typos are a personal pet peeve of mine...but with such outstanding technical information about the animals, I hope that the detailed information I'm accepting as true has undergone a thorough review.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature at it's Best!, September 30, 2011

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lyn - See all my reviews

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This is one of the best Nature books I have read! As for children, it could not be any better. One page long description of fascinating insects, animals, etc. with beautiful color photos. My eight - year old grandson loves it and I could not pry it away from him when I received it from Amazon.com in the mail!
lynn

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Book!, August 26, 2011

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Mark Hubert (Sugar Land, TX) - See all my reviews
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I saw this book in a doctor's office and I was instantly captivated by it. I grabbed my smartphone and purchased the book from here right there from the office. The pictures are lifelike and really grab your attention. Each piece is just long enough to keep you interested and you find yourself going from page to page and you just don't want to put it down. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is about 8-10 years old and older. You learn quite a bit just with a few minutes of reading. Very well done!