National Geographic Book of Mammals (Hardcover)

by National Geographic Society (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Completely updated and presented in a single volume, this acclaimed book is filled with marvelous photographs of over 500 animals in their natural habitat. Detailed essays provide all the essential information as well as the surprising and little-known facts children are sure to love. 900+ color photos & illustrations. Maps & charts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792271416
• ISBN-13: 978-0792271413
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #615,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book with wonderful pictures, November 5, 1999

By A Customer

the pictures in the book were wonderful and the animals seemed to pop out right onto your lap. it has every imaginable animal on the planet with a detailed description to go with it

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Instructive reference book on mammals for 3rd grade and up., October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This book is an excellent encyclopedic reference on mammals for children and adults alike. It has the high quality photographs that one would expect of National Geographic. The information on each mammal is detailed enough to hold interest, yet no so long as to become tedious.

Best of all, it is readable by many precocious 3rd graders! Adults, however, should not be turned away. This is a great book for animal lovers of all ages.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for your Kids, July 22, 2001

By	Jeff (wilmington, ma United States) - See all my reviews

My son loves animals and received this book for Christmas two years ago. He continues to read this book every day. He is now six and this book have been his passion. He reads it to find out where each mammal lives and what he or she eats. What I found very good with this book was the fact that this was the book that helped him to start to read as well as got him interested in geography - "Dad, I didn't know that lemurs lived in Madagascar!" - What's a lemur and where is Madagascar?

I have bought a number of other mammal's books for him, but he always comes back to this book, even with the scotch-taped pages and duct taped cover. I recommend this book to anyone.