Penguin Planet [Hardcover]

Kevin Schafer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

- Written by Kevin Schafer, a well-known nature photographer and former seabird biologist and naturalist. - Species from Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, Chile and Galapagos Islands.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kevin Schafer's photography has been published in such respected magazines as Smithsonian, Audubon, National Geographic, Natural History, LIFE, Time and many others worldwide. His photographic work has won the BBC Gerald Durrell Award for endangered Species photography. This is his third book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559717459
• ISBN-13: 978-1559717458
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,561,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucky to preview this book..., August 22, 2000

By 

P. Schafer (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Penguin Planet (Hardcover)

I had the privilege of seeing the page proofs for this book, and some of the color photography in it. It is a wonderfully warm, yet scientifically accurate overview of penguin life with pictures to die for.

I've been watching this photographer's work since he first started to publish some twenty years ago. He has a great eye, and the technical know-how to convert a potential picture into a work of art. I still keep on my desk a copy of one of his first penguin pictures - which ended up by being published over and over again, even as a cover for International Wildlife.

A sure-fire Christmas present for anyone interested in wildlife or photography - or both!

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for the Penguin lover in you, January 10, 2006

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K. Heckert "working my way to the top" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Penguin Planet (Hardcover)

This is a great book. The illustrations are wonderful and the literature is full of facts. I like this book for its variety and fun information. It's a good book for those begining to learn about penguins and for the penguin enthusiast alike. All around it is a book you will read over and over again.