The Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom

by V.J. Stanek

Pictorial Encyclopaedia of the Animal Kingdom V.J. Stanek 0600030717 Littlehampton Book Services Ltd PUBLICATION 1968-03 632

Genres: Nonfiction, Biology, Science, Reference, Animals

632 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Václav Jan Staněk (July 16, 1907, Miskovice - October 5, 1983, Prague) was a Czech scientist - naturalist, mycologist, botanist, director of the Prague zoo, photographer and filmmaker. At the beginning of the years 30 he was assistant to the National Museum, in the years 1936 to 1940 he was promoted to director of the Prague Zoo. During the war he returned to the zoological department of the National Museum. (Source: Czech Wikipedia).

Václav Jan Staněk (16 juli 1907, Miskovice - 5 oktober 1983, Praag) was een Tsjechische wetenschapper - naturalist, mycoloog, botanicus, directeur van de Praagse dierentuin, fotograaf en filmmaker.
Aan het begin van de jaren 30 was hij assistent van het Nationaal Museum, in de jaren 1936-1940 werd hij gepromoveerd tot directeur van de Praagse dierentuin. Tijdens de oorlog keerde hij terug naar de zoölogische afdeling van het Nationaal Museum. (Bron: Tsjechische Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Tommie Haag · Rating 4 out of 5]

Givetvis utdaterad, men trots det så bjuder den på en intressant genombläddring i djurens rike.

[Pip Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Glorious book for its time.

[Kay Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book when I was a child. I still referred to it when I studied for a degree in biology.

[Lafcadio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as cool as it initially looks...

[Don Gubler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dated but awesome.