Reptile

by Colin McCarthy

Book Overview

A visual and informative guide to these cold-blooded creatures. Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to all kinds of reptiles from the start of life inside an egg to hunting skills and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679807837
• ISBN13: 9780679807834
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 63 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Informative as always

Love the Eyewitness series. So many photos! Easy to catch a child's or adult's attention, makes for a great educational tool

Reptiles Alive!

Dorling Kindersley does it again. Their "Eyewitness: Reptile" book is full of beautiful photographs and fascinating facts. This book, as with the others in the DK "Eyewitness" series, can be enjoyed as casual reading by readers of all ages, as well as used as a helpful resource book.

Great deal!

this book was a great deal, in really good condition, and my son loves it! Thanks!

This won't be our last Eyewitness book!

This gift from my mother in law for my son sat unused on the shelf for about 2 years before he discovered it at the age of 6. Now suddenly it's the favorite "toy"; dragged to school, on short car trips across town and kept close during every spare moment at home. He knows instantly how to find his favorite spreads on the alligator snapping turtle and the crocodile skulls - invaluable for impressing his friends, teachers and complete strangers. This book inspired a very keen interest, to say the least! Yes, the Eyewitness series is *technically* for an older reading level but they still make good picture books for younger kids because the pictures are visually stimulating and graphically laid-out on a plain white background (non-distracting). The information is also broken up into small groups of text next to specific photos or illustrations, arranged interestingly around the page. When a picture sparks his interest I can read about that item to my son and leave out other items until he's ready to explore further. In this way, our one-spread-per-night "story" time stays fun for his young mind without being overwhelming. Just for example, the spread on Turtles and Tortoises starts with a technical definition in the main body, then the "tidbits" of info spread around the rest of the space give interesting anecdotes about their shells, common and uncommon species, turtle mythology, the largest turtle on record and Lonesome George, the last giant Galapagos island tortoise. Just enough educational material upon which to start research for a school paper, but not so much that it becomes discouraging. What it all comes down to is, this book impressed me so much that I will be ordering several other of the Eyewitness series books as my kids grow, both for their enjoyment and as good reference materials for school. Excellent! -Andrea, aka Merribelle

Otro libro fantastico de la "Eyewitness Series" en Espanol

Another fantastic eyewitness book in spanish. Projects galore can be made from the information given. Children can't put it down after starting to look in it. The pictures are the grabber and the information keeps them looking. Discussions of reptiles from various countries similar or the same as in the book keeps the interest high.

Great for toddlers/preschool

My 3 year old son loves these books,and they have really helped get him excited about animals and nature. Now when we go for walks he can name every bug, bird, snake etc. that we see and tell me a little about them.