If Animals Could Talk

by Werner Gitt

If animals could tell us about themselves, using our scientific knowledge, if they could tell us about the way they live, the special way they are made and many details about their individual design - what they would say would be unique praise to the Creator. Dr. Werner Gitt, one of the foremost creationist speakers in the world, uses his scientific expertise in this book to show the unique design features of some of God's most captivating creations. All people, young and old, layperson or expert, will be able to understand and enjoy this straightforward book. Told from the perspective of the animals being described, If Animals Could Talk clearly shows the impossibility of life without design. Dr. Gitt uses simple language to provoke a sense of wonder and awe at the marvelous design of the Creator.

Genres: Nonfiction, Christian, Science, Theology

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Engineering degree from the Technical University in Hanover, Germany. Ph.D.

Previously Head of the Department of Information Technology at the German Federal Institute of Physics and Technology (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [PTB], in Braunschweig).

Previously Director and Professor at PTB.

Reviews

[anca dc · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book about animals which can be joyously read by children or by heart-like-child-adults :) While reading it, I could easily imagine myself surrounded by a bunch of children coloring different animals with them and teaching them about the whales, the birds and even about the living electric motor :)) It surely is a treasure!
Thank you, Milu!

[Sonia Bachamp · Rating 3 out of 5]

This kind of biology book is different from what I was expecting.
Interesting facts though...

[VaultOfBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

by Werner Gitt and K.H. Vanheiden. Grade: B+
This book is a narration of animals to us. Telling us about them and the wonders of how they are made. The authors give God credit for making the animals and make it clear they don’t support evolution.
I hadn’t known what to think when I’d picked up this book. The author is Werner Gitt and the book was originally written in German. I had met the author earlier last year and he was speaking with a heavy accent so my first impression wasn’t exactly fantastic because I hadn’t gotten to reading any of his books yet. Werner Gitt is an information scientist and a very smart man. After reading this book that is co-authored by K.H. Vanheiden I am a total fan of Werner Gitt!

The bad marks I would give to this book is that it looks dull. Like, if I was to flip through the book I would probably put it back on the shelf. Maybe it is just me and a lesson I need to learn but I judge a book by its cover, err, appearance. The cover is nice. The other bad mark isn’t really a bad mark just a difference of spelling. They use European spelling which utilizes the s instead of z in words like organization. The translators spell it organisation. Also they use the metric system but I know the standard system of measurement. The narration by the animals in my opinion did not give a special appeal. I would have found it more appealing if they’d used the third person’s point of view.
The good marks? Well the information was very interesting. I have this thing for taking time to write a book or anything when no one would be interested, but this was a good and interesting read. I really like knowing useful information about animals. But more than that, information about animals I will most likely see more than once in my life time. The writing was nice and easy to follow. Remember, Wener Gitt is a renowned scientist and he does write technical books but he and Vanheiden wrote with a vocabulary that laymen can understand. And I appreciate that. On a personal note I have been terrified of worms since I was five. The chapter this book had on worms helped me understand them and I can handle the thought of the creepy crawly a little better.
Four things I learned from this book:
1. When field sparrows are walking on the ground they actually have their legs crouched, bending their knees.
2. Certain whales have tongues that weigh as much as two horses.The blue whale’s tongue wieghs as much as an elephant and its heart weighs as much as a horse!
3. Dragonflies beat their wings 30 times per second!
4. In 24 hours worms can produce 88 pounds of fertilizer.


Originally reviewed at :www.vaultofbooks.com

[Forrest Gump · Rating 5 out of 5]

If animals could talk I would be in jail for the rest of my life

[Ironessa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The german version of this book doesn't give a hint on the outside that it is full of religious indoctrination. If I knew this from the beginning it wouldn't bother me as I love to learn from different religions. Besides the religious aspect, I got to learn information about various animals and I loved the dialogue. But the topic ethics was completly lacking here. If animals could talk, we all would cry because of what most of us do to them. I have a strong belief system and because of that, I don't harm them.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read a czech translation. I started reading openminded since im an atheist but wanted to learn some amazing animal facts. But after a few pages I was left speechless. One cant read it seriously. Although the information about animals were correct the overall theme is God and creationism. Viewing evolution as something non existent. If you deny and dont understand evolution you will for sure love this book. If you are a child or someone looking for religious answers you will be manipulated by the blunt stands of religion.
The arguments such as "if an animal wasnt born already perfect how would its ancestors even function?" are insane. If you create a cup, a simple one with basic function of holding water, then add a handle, a holder for your spoon, the previous cup would still work.
There is really no point in arguing with religious people since they argument with an old book in an endless circle.
An insult to science especially since they use facts and information from biology that are then completely destroyed by religious beliefs.
Common misunderstanding of the theory of evolution because people dont understand the scientific definition of theory. Naive almost childish arguments in this book.

[Erin Britt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of this book was fun and easy to read. Some chapters are easier and more “fun” to read, others are so full of information that it’s harder to happily read in the same way the others were written. Overall, this was a good book and I can’t wait for my children to read it too.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an absolutely amazing way to learn more about God's creation. The author presents his case for creation in a way that is thoughtful and offers good questions to ponder. I am floored by the wonderful ways God designed His creatures even the tiny earthworm that I assumed was rather basic.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

To be honest, we didn't LOVE this book. It was pretty good and I love seeing all of the amazing ways that God created the animals.

[Janelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bunch of animals explain their amazing design that cannot be accidental. Some parts use more advanced language, but my kids enjoyed it too.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

"If Animals Could Talk" describes unique and technically refined design features found in field sparrows, various types of whales, the platypus, swallow, glowworm, dragonfly, human eye, earthworm, E. coli, and golden plover. Several of these features were clearly irreducibly complex (all the parts of the unique ability had to be in place at once for it to work, and if it had developed in steps, the animal wouldn't have survived).

However, this book probably won't convince evolutionists that these various animals didn't evolve. Most of the features brought up sound amazing, but it's like the author didn't finish the argument--like he thought the point was so self-obvious he didn't need to. I can see an evolutionist reading it and thinking, "Well, yeah, they're amazing features, but that just shows how well evolution works." So it's a fun and fascinating book for creationists and those who aren't sure what they think, but it'd probably just frustrate most evolutionists.

There were some black and white illustrations. Most of the information was written in common language that even children could understand. However, sometimes he used technical language. It wasn't difficult to understand, but I don't think I'd hand this book to anyone under about 9 years of age. I think tweens and teens who love animals will probably enjoy this book.

Overall, this was a fun book that I'd recommend to Christians (especially creationists) who enjoy reading fascinating facts about animals.


I received this book as a review copy from the publisher.

[Javan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this book from a boat that was a library 📚 that would dock in different countries, I read this back when I was a child, I was really connected with this book, I’m 33 now and I haven’t stopped thinking about this book 📕

My favorite Chapter is the Blue Whale 🐳

[Dáithí's · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has a hard time staying within it's range. At times, it reads along as a nice children's book. Other times, it drifts off into scientific speak that can leave a child lost. Some of this may be due to the translation from its original language. I would encourage small group leaders to use this material to guide courses for all ages. Great concept, just misses its mark as a "sit down and read" book.

[Despina Petraki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ich bin zutiefst gerührt. Dieses Buch hat mich daran erinnert, wie wichtig es ist dankbar im Leben zu sein. Denn Dankbarkeit ist die Grundlage lieben zu können, andere Mitmenschen, die Tiere und jede Pflanze, sich selbst im Einklang mit Gott und das Leben egal wie es kommt. ❤️

[NiceToMeetYou!]

Interesting, lots of insights!

[Veselin Benev · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's just like animals could talk, to introduce themselves and to glorify our God!
Very interesting book for those who want to know more about animals.

[Beka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very interesting facts about some unique designs that help animals live.