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2009 book edited by Angeles Gavira Guerrero and Peter Frances
Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth
Editor
  • Angeles Gavira Guerrero
  • Peter Frances
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPaleontology
GenreNature
PublisherDK
Publication dateOctober 5, 2009
Pages512
ISBN0-7566-5573-0

Prehistoric Life is a non-fiction encyclopedia edited by Angeles Gavira Guerrero and Peter Frances. The full title of the book is Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth. The 512-page book was published by DK in 2009.

Reception

Saying it had a "wealth of scientific information", Shauna Yusko of Booklist praised the book, writing, "The collection of full-color photographs of fossils (ranging from spore to dinosaur) and skeletons show amazing detail and clarity." In a positive review, the Courier Journal reviewer Scott Coffman wrote, "The intimate photographs, fossil scans, and CGI illustrations number over 2,500, with which the producers of this tome provide a history of life more thorough than that provided by any museum." The Globe and Mail said the book presents its information about the history of life on Earth in "colourful, well-illustrated, bite-sized morsels" and is "a reference book to savour".

References

  1. Burress, Rex (2013-08-31). "Natural Wonders: Stories from pieces of the prehistoric past". Marin Independent Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. LeBlanc, Pamela (2009-12-13). "Delve into topics on a grand scale in tabletop tomes". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Yusko, Shauna (2010-01-01). "Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth". Booklist. Vol. 106, no. 9. pp. 122, 124. EBSCOhost 47690467. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14 – via Gale.
  4. Coffman, Scott (2011-06-18). "Pick a book sure to fit dad. These range from food to eye candy". Courier Journal. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Food, fashion, sports and more: 88 illustrated books". The Globe and Mail. 2012-12-07. Archived from the original on 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.

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