内容简介
AlandmarkinreferencepublishingandoverseenandauthenticatedbytheSmithsonianInstitution'sNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory,NaturalHistorypresentsanunrivaledvisualsurveyofEarth'snaturalhistory.Givingaclearoverviewoftheclassificationofournaturalworld-over6,000species-NaturalHistorylooksateverykingdomoflife,frombacteria,minerals,androckstofossilstoplantsandanimals.Featuringaremarkablearrayofspeciallycommissionedphotographs,NaturalHistorylooksatthousandsofspecimensandspeciesdisplayedinvisualgalleriesthattakethereaderonanincrediblejourneyfromthemostfundamentalbuildingblocksoftheworld'slandscapes,throughthesimplestoflifeforms,toplants,fungi,andanimals.
作者简介
DorlingKindersley(DK)isaninternationalpublishingcompanyspecializinginillustratedreferencebooksforadultsandchildrenin51languages.ItiscurrentlypartofthePenguinGroup.Establishedin1974,DorlingKindersleypublishesarangeoftitlesingenresincludingtravel,(includingthebestsellingEyewitnessTravelGuides),history,cooking,gardening,andparenting.Theyalsopublishanextensivechildren’scatalogueforchildren,toddlersandbabies,coveringsuchtopicsashistory,thehumanbody,animals,andactivities.DKhasofficesinNewYork,London,Munich,NewDelhi,Toronto,andAustralia.