Visual Encyclopedia of Science

by David Burnie, Jack Challoner, Phillip Eden

Space, matter, living creatures, and more are examined in a revised and comprehensive reference guide which is organized thematically to make science accessible and relevant to young readers. Original.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science

512 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

David Andrew Burnie is an accomplished zoologist who was a nature reserve ranger before becoming a natural history author and editor. A prolific writer of many books, including several on dinosaurs, he has seen many of his titles win educational awards and science prizes. His titles for Kingfisher include Kingfisher Knowledge: Endangered Planet and The Kingfisher Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia, which was nominated for the Aventis Prize for Science Books in 2002.

Reviews

[Karan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My my, no written reviews about this encyclopedia? Well, here we go then.

This encyclopedia is divided into 4 sections : physics and chemistry, earth and weather, space, and living world. Frankly, I skimmed the first section - I am not much of a physics (or chemistry) guy. However, the rest of the sections were extremely informative. I relished the last two sections, mainly because I have always been curious about the space and passionate about animals. Trying to mention what all topics it contains would be impossible (after all, it is an encyclopedia!).

It is actually written in simple English, so much so that a child can very easily read it. And the title having "visual" in it was by no measure a lie. There are indeed over a thousand coloured photographs in it, all well done.

Naturally, being published in 1998, it is very slightly (negligibly) outdated especially when talking about related links. But since it is based on facts, vast majority of it is overwhelming accurate. Go for it. ;)

[William Norton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the molecular structures on page 56