Friday, February 1, 2008

Eyewitness Dog / Juliet Clutton-Brock


“Eyewitness Dog” is a lush, colourful, detailed volume about dogs. This well illustrated book covers everything from; the evolution and behaviour of dogs to the class and care of this domesticated wolf. “Dog” provides the reader with large quantities of detailed and accurate information about dogs, written in a clear and somewhat scientific fashion. “Dog” does not dumb down the language for children, so a reader can not have a low level of reading skills to understand the text of this book. The images in “Dog” run from large coloured photos of and drawings of dogs and images of carvings and dog skeletons all on a white back drop. These marvelous illustrations combine to produce a visual feast for the eyes and with the excellent information, a glossary, index and list of useful websites, makes “Eyewitness Dog” a valuable reference tool for children and adults alike who what to know about man’s best friend.

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