Status
Available
Call number
Call number
508 For
Collection
Publication
National Geographic Society (1993), Edition: First Edition, 200 pages
Description
Areas covered include Borneo; South Georgia Island (outpost of Southern Antarctica); Hawaii, Madagascar, & Okavango in the heart of the Kalaharia Basin.
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LibraryThing member enbrown504
I really enjoyed this national geographic survey of five places that remain wild and somewhat pristine in today's modernized world. The book was written by a freelance writer who was qualified as a national geographic staff writer for 16 years and the photographer is of award winning acclaim.
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Together they paint a beautiful mental picture of some of these most exotic places. The tone of writing is informative yet poetically visual in its description of the environments and behavior of those living in them. The writing goes into considerable detail about the history, state, and ecology of these areas. Very informative and interesting, the language level is probably at least for high schoolers. The book is sectioned into the five places that are studied. Each part although including photos and other visual aids such as maps in between the text is followed by multiple pages of wildlife photography pertaining to the information and is described by captions. Overall an excellent book that I would enthusiastically use to inform students of the biodiversity of certain extraordinary places and to inspire interest in the worlds wild places. Show Less
LibraryThing member jmsummer
A great pick for any geography teacher. The book is filled with lots of great pictures taken for the archives of the National Geographic Society. Each picture makes you want to ask a question. What kind of place is this? How far away is it from where I live? A good choice for visual learners.
Pages
200