Universe

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 512 pages
• Published by: DK ADULT October 3, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0756613647
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0756613648
• Book Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.9 x 1.4 inches
• Weighs: 5.8 pounds

Reader Reviews
DK has been putting out this sort of high end "picture book" for a number of years now, but this is the first one I've seen that really packs the information in on every page. Some of their past titles look great but turn out to be rather light and fluffy on actual information once you get past the pictures. But this book abounds with both gorgeous images and a sufficient amount of textual information that it goes beyond anything they've done before. Browsing through this (very large) book, I repeatedly came across pages where I said to myself "ok, I need to own this book if only for that page". I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the Universe (hopefully that's everyone :-) and definitely as an educational book for kids. Another thing that sold me is that the overall editor of the book is Sir Martin Rees, who I greatly admire as a cosmologist and humanist. All his books are worth reading as well. So, this one gets my highest recommendation, and I think you'll really enjoy it. G. Comment | | (Report this)