DK First Nature Encyclopedia / Bingman, C. & Morgan, B. (eds)

This “First Nature Encyclopedia” is another quality publication by DK Publishing. The reading level is somewhat lower than the book about dogs that I reviewed earlier, and that is probably reflected in the classification of the earlier book as being in the “Eyewitness” series. This nature encyclopedia illustrates various habits around the world and gives details of those systems on several pages. For example Desert Regions are broken down into desert animals, plants, after dark, the Sonoran Desert, rainfall and oases.

Once again the organization and content of the text is very good. As mentioned earlier, the content is appropriate for a younger reader and as far as I can tell the facts are accurate. The illustrations are as fantastic as all DK publications. Photos are large and bold and the backgrounds are landscape photos of that typical habitat. Little touches’ like questions at the bottom of the page about the habitat and “curiosity quizzes,” add a game like atmosphere to this book.