Discovering Life on Earth: A Natural History

by David Attenborough

A survey of some of the many plants and animals that inhabit the earth explains why there is such a variety of life forms

Genres: Science, Nature, Nonfiction, Natural History

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is a naturalist and broadcaster, who is most well-known for writing and presenting the nine "Life" series, produced in conjunction with BBC's Natural History Unit. The series includes Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), Life in the Freezer (about Antarctica; 1993), The Private Life of Plants (1995), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), Life in the Undergrowth (2005) and Life in Cold Blood (2008).

He is the younger brother of director and actor Richard Attenborough.

Photo credit: Wildscreen's photograph of David Attenborough at ARKive's launch in Bristol, England © May 2003

Reviews

[ticilici · Rating 5 out of 5]

Espectacular, he aprendido mil cosas, el océano que te cuentan estos dos señores me ha hecho llorar porque te da toda la esperanza que una ecologista necesita (casi).

Y los dibujos y fotografías son muy bonitos.

Y el papel te da ganas de acariciarlo a cada página (y lo he hecho).