The Encyclopedia ofWorld Wildlife-Briggs

The Encyclopedia of World Wildlife by Mike and Peggy Briggs. 2005 Paragon Publishing hardcover w/dj in like new condition. Book dimensions are 9.8×0.5×12 inches,5.1 lbs.,384 pages. This husband and wife team collaborated to construct this massive book on worldwide wildlife. The book consists of a wide variety of animal,bird,and insect life that exist on the planet. Many of them are endangered species due to their detrimental environmental conditions created by careless human exploitation and are identified as such in the book. A uniqueness to this publication is that it contains a number of interesting trivia facts, such as: "the fastest two-legged runner is a bird,one of the world's most agile fliers is a snake,the world's first mushroom farmers were insects, frogs were one of the first wildlife voices heard on earth and much more. " The incredibly detailed color photos are of some of the most common, best loved and peculiar creatures who live amongst us. Make offers welcome.