Coffee Table Books and Documentary Photography Books for Reluctant Readers: 508

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Sunday, November 16, 2025

Seven Worlds One Planet: Natural Wonders from Every Continent

Seven Worlds One Planet: Natural Wonders from Every Continent

by Jonny Keeling, Scott Alexander

Language: English

[London]: BBC Books, 2020.

320 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 30 cm.

ISBN: 9781785944123, 1785944126

Summary: Long ago, our planet had only one gigantic land mass. Then something monumental happened. That supercontinent ruptured and seven different worlds were born. Each of those worlds - or continents - evolved, and continues to evolve, its own way of life. From the jungle of the Congo or the majestic Himalayas to the densely populated wilds of Europe or the comparatively isolated Australasia, Seven Worlds, One Planet explores the natural wonders that give each of our continents its distinct character. Following the animals that have made these iconic environments their home, it discovers spectacular wildlife stories that reveal what makes each of these seven worlds unique. With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough and over 250 breathtaking images, including stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, Seven Worlds, One Planet is a stunning exploration of the planet, and the worlds within it, that we call home.

Saturday, November 15, 2025

The Natural World Close-Up

The Natural World Close-Up

by Giles Sparrow

Language: English

Richmond Hill, Ont.: Firefly Books, 2011.

319 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 x 26 cm.

ISBN: 9781554079247, 1554079241

Summary: "The Natural World Close-up is an incredible journey through the wondrous diversity, complexity and majesty of the natural world as seen through the glass of a super-magnifying lens. More than 300 extraordinary close-up photographs reveal the intimate details of nature's most remarkable creations. These are the closest views that technology will allow. Spectacular high-magnification images zoom in on the most amazing details of plants, animals and natural features of our planet. Like a moving zoom lens, the subject is viewed closer and closer until it no longer resembles the familiar subject first shown. Concise, informative text accompanies the book's photographs. Leafy sea dragons, poison arrow frogs, leaf stomata, fern spores, quartz crystals, metamorphic rocks, glacier ice, rainbows -- the world will never again appear the same. Ideal for all nature lovers, conservationists, wildlife watchers and zoologists, this stunning visual reference is perfect for revealing the beauty and diversity of the natural world"--The publisher

Reviews: Onearth; Earth

The Book of Marvels: An Explorer's Miscellany

The Book of Marvels: An Explorer's Miscellany

by Mark Jenkins

Language: English

304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

ISBN: 9781426204098, 1426204094

Summary: Focusing on a time when the world had not been fully mapped or traveled, this book presents sights as witnessed through the eyes of Charles Darwin, Matthew Fontaine Maury, Henry David Thoreau, Mark Twain, Meriwether Lewis, Rudyard Kipling, Willa Cather, and many others.

Reviews: SciTech Book News