Animal (book)

Animal (book)

"Animal" is a non-fictional book 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-colour pictures.

Chapters

The book is divided into several separate sections, each covering either a specific topic or a class of animals such as mammals or reptiles.

*1st Chapter: Introduction. This chapter deals with how to use the book and how animals are classified. It also touches on animal behaviour and life cycles.

*2nd Chapter: Habitats. This chapter delves into the habitats of animals and how they live in them.

*3rd Chapter: Mammals. All about mammals.

*4th Chapter: Birds. All about avian animals.

*5th Chapter: Reptiles. This chapter is about reptiles.

*6th Chapter: Amphibians. All about amphibians.

*7th Chapter: Fish. This chapter is about fish.

*8th Chapter: Invertebrates. This chapter is all about invetebrates.

The book's ISBN; ISBN 0-7513-3427-8.


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