Customer Review: I use this book at work all the time (state fish and wildlife agency) -- it's quite helpful to both the interested layperson and the professional. Nice, clear photographs, good "thumbnail" maps, and just enough information to be interesting. If you are interested in snakes, please refer to the... more info
Customer Review: This is an obvious labor of love by a sympathetic and careful observer of a local population of spotted turtles in New England. The writing, illustrations and fine details bring to vivid life the most mundane activities of these gentle beasts. If you have any interest in turtles track down a copy of... more info
Customer Review: By far the best snake identification guide on southern Africa on the market today ! I have got the first version of this book as well, it was good, but this one is really good. First of all the book has got a normal size, a lot of these guides are small and are therefore handy to pack but... more info
Customer Review: I was expecting an intelligent, informed checklist with pertinent information about the region's reptile fauna. Instead it reads more like a children's book. Grainy outdated pics and a measly one or two lines of description about each animal. There are many more books on this subject that are more... more info
Customer Review: I bought this book to use in my classroom as research material. It provides an excellent overview for student use in the upper level elementary school and middle school. Information covers a broad spectrum of topics, is very well organized and written at a level for the lay reader. The photographs,... more info