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David Burnie

Author of Bird (Eyewitness Books)

166+ Works 8,363 Members 46 Reviews

About the Author

David Burnie studied zoology and botany at the University of Bristol in England and has worked as a nature reserve ranger and biologist
Disambiguation Notice:

Do not combine with Steve Parker, a separate person and sometime co-author.

Image credit: Western Michigan University

Series

Works by David Burnie

Bird (Eyewitness Books) (1988) 908 copies
Tree (Eyewitness Books) (1988) 752 copies
Plant (Eyewitness Books) (1989) 731 copies
Light (Eyewitness Books) (1992) 363 copies
Life (Eyewitness Books) (1994) 201 copies
Get a Grip on Evolution (1999) 153 copies
101 Nature Experiments (1996) 128 copies
Sharks (Scholastic Discover More) (2013) — Author — 110 copies
Dictionary of Nature (1994) 95 copies
Predator (Eyewitness Books) (2011) 64 copies
How Animals Work (2010) 57 copies
Microlife (Inside Guides) (1997) — Author — 57 copies
Insect (DK/Google E.guides) (2005) 56 copies
Get a Grip on Ecology (1999) 44 copies
Countdown to Extinction (2008) 44 copies
Birds (Nature Guides) (2012) 36 copies
Animals By Design (1993) 36 copies
FOREST (Inside Guides) (1960) 27 copies
Dinosaurs (Navigators) (2010) 26 copies
Mammals (Navigators) (2011) 25 copies
Shrublands (Biomes Atlases) (2003) 21 copies
The Living Forest (1996) 20 copies
Dinosaur Factfile (2005) 10 copies
Evolution (Essential Science) (2002) — Author — 10 copies
Man Changes the World (1997) 8 copies
Flowers (Nature Explorers) (2019) — Author — 7 copies
Evolutsioon linnulennult (2001) 6 copies
Machines by Design (1993) 6 copies
Countdown to Disaster (2009) 5 copies
Animal Factfile (2005) 5 copies
Extreme Nature (2008) 5 copies
Ultimate Book of Mammals (2010) 4 copies
Matorrales 3 copies
Aves (1988) 3 copies
Zvíře (2002) 2 copies
Enciclopedia da natureza (1999) 2 copies
Predator 2 copies
Faszination Tierwelt (2000) 2 copies
Dinosaur Sticker Atlas (2009) 2 copies
Linnut (1989) 1 copy
Dzīvnieki (2003) 1 copy
Jin hua lun (2002) 1 copy
Os Insectos 1 copy
Din bog om naturen (1992) 1 copy
Ongerepte wildernis (2010) 1 copy
Το δέντρο (1994) 1 copy
Looduse entslopeedia (2008) 1 copy
Incroyables animaux (2009) 1 copy
l'Ami des oiseaux (2007) 1 copy
Habitats 1 copy
Vogelkijker (2005) 1 copy
Aarde (2001) 1 copy
Earth's Wild Places (2009) 1 copy
Dabas enciklopēdija (1999) 1 copy

Associated Works

Earth: The Definitive Visual Guide (2003) — Contributor, some editions — 559 copies

Tagged

animals (382) biology (244) birds (233) botany (78) children (34) children's (71) DK (47) earth (39) earth science (24) ecology (35) encyclopedia (66) environment (29) evolution (40) experiments (31) Eyewitness (41) Eyewitness Books (46) flowers (55) geography (29) geology (51) insects (82) juvenile (32) life science (33) light (35) mammals (47) natural history (61) nature (302) nature study (29) non-fiction (498) ocean (22) photography (35) picture book (38) plants (192) reference (276) reptiles (26) science (753) seeds (29) to-read (51) trees (91) wildlife (35) zoology (84)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1955-11-17
Gender
male
Country (for map)
UK
Education
University of Bristol
Organizations
Zoological Society of London
Disambiguation notice
Do not combine with Steve Parker, a separate person and sometime co-author.

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Reviews

 
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AnkaraLibrary | 10 other reviews | Feb 29, 2024 |
Great guide and visuals to Earth's fascinating creatures. Doesn't chronicle every single specimen ever known- but this encyclopedia can serve as good reference material- be it a quick lookup or to study. The physical book could easily double as a ship's anchor because it so massive and heavy.
 
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Statistics

Works
166
Also by
1
Members
8,363
Popularity
#2,883
Rating
½ 4.3
Reviews
46
ISBNs
634
Languages
24

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