| View Larger Image | Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before | Hardcoverby Alastair Fothergill (Author), David Attenborough (Foreword)
| List Price: | $39.95 | | Price: | $26.37 | | You Save: | $13.58 (34%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | University of California Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 312 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 25, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 6,808th |
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Product Description
A visual odyssey that will change the way we see our planet, this remarkable book, companion to the acclaimed Discovery Channel/ BBC series, is an enduring and awe-inspiring record of one of the most ambitious natural history projects ever undertaken. Using the latest aerial surveillance, state-of-the-art cameras, and high definition technology, the creators of Planet Earth have assembled more than 400 stunning photographs of wondrous natural landscapes from around the globe, including incredible footage of the rarely spotted, almost mythical creatures that live in these habitats. Many of the images reveal inaccessible places that few have seen and record animal behavior that has never been filmed or photographed before. With the help of this highly advanced technology and the world's premier wildlife photographers, the book takes us on a spectacular journey from the world's greatest rivers and impressive gorges, to its mightiest mountains, hidden caves and caverns, and vast deserts. Planet Earth captures breathtaking sequences of predators and their prey, lush vistas of forests viewed from the tops of towering trees, the oceans and their mysterious creatures viewed from beneath the surface, and much more--in a magnificent adventure that brings unknown wonders of the natural world into our living rooms. Copub: BBC Worldwide Americas |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 47 reviews)
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WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by J. Blick (san diego, california USA)  4 Stars
May 26, 2009
Pay attention to what is around you--this is a BEAUTIFUL world and there is so much to learn about it! The pettiness of politics and belief systems has no place in this wonderful earth.
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Unbelievable. by auberdauber0187  5 Stars
January 22, 2009
Beautiful book with awesome photography. Great coffee table book. Very descriptive and informative.
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Awesome book by Nancy (RI United States) 5 Stars
January 13, 2009
I bought this as a gift for my grandson. We both loved it. The information and pictures are beautiful
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Planet Earth by Pragnyadipta Sen (Illinois, USA) 5 Stars
January 11, 2009
The book "Planet Earth" provides a broad outline along with sufficient detail to understand the complicated life form it supports and how these life forms are absolutely essential for our "human" survival. It is humbling to note that billions of species provide for our very existance and we are callous enough to be wiping the very same species that support our life into extinction.
This book is a welcome and urgent wake-up call for us to protect our planet and our future from our destructive selves.
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Pictures not as expected by Phicro (North Carolina)  2 Stars
December 21, 2008
I was disappointed in the pictures, what I had read made it sound like they would be better. I have not watched the TV version, so do not have an idea of whether it would be better in video format. I have not read the text yet.
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