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Book Review: Animal Life

Jan 4, 2009 Author: Greg Ugolini | Filed under: Book Reviews

Author: Am. Museum of Natural History
Pages: 512 pages

When I first received this I thought it would make a great educational “coffee table” book. And, I was right. I wish I had this book when I was a kid growing up.

Younger audiences may find it a bit overwhelming at first with the amount of information inside and may do best to move through the book at their own comfort level. But, I feel this is a great book for all ages and the way the information is presented makes sense.

While it is mostly about animal behavior, it is filled with amazing pictures and educational information about our planet’s wildlife and does a great job satisfying one’s curiosity to boot. Like the Mission Kijani board game, this book peaks your interest to learn even more about wildlife while providing a good deal of educational reference. Animal Life is no slouch for information. This book quenches your thirst for Behavior, Taxonomy, and everywhere in between.

This is a beautiful book that everyone should consider adding to their collection.

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Book Review: The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook

May 16, 2008 Author: Greg Ugolini | Filed under: Book Reviews

Author: David de Rothschild
Pages: 160 pages

If you are looking for books that provide eco-friendly tips — I recommend starting with this one. It is easy to read and compliments other books on the green movement. Whether you pick 1 thing to do, or pick 77, it lays out the facts and some simple steps you can do to help, not hinder, the impact on Mother Nature. I found that many of the tips provided are fresh and take a humorous approach to helping the planet become “greener”.

Let’s face it, the nifty graphics help make the book look cool on and off the shelf. Better yet, a book of tips that keeps your interest. Wow!! I found that I did not want to put the book down after 10 minutes of reading (nor did I start to fall asleep). Its compact size makes it easy to take anywhere and break out while waiting for short periods during (e.g., waiting at my dentist appointment, waiting for food to finish cooking in the microwave, etc, etc, etc. — any Yule Brenner fans?). I give the author props for raising our eco-IQ and 100% carbon offsetting the book’s production/resources via investing in renewable-energy projects. In addition, they used vegetable-based inks to produce the book, use of 100% post-consumer waste paper stock (certified by the Forest Stewardship Council).

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