Small Freshwater Creatures (Guidebooks (Oxford))

Rating:
Summary: This book doesn't muster up
Review: Nothing said that this book was about Northern European "small woodland creatures". It has little value here in North America, let alone NY State. There are lots of pictures (over 900), but most don't apply. There is no table of contents. The book is truly not a field guide, its hard covered, no easy "thumbing" thru to find certain critters. It is organized haphazardly and its index is primarily in the latin by species and genus. So if you're into European critters and know them by their latin name...this book might be good for you. For the lay person looking for a reference book to take on hikes, etc. FUGGEDABOUDIT! Did you realize this was the same review as Small Woodland Creatures? Well the same folks wrote both books and did them both in the same style...so they deserve the same review. Two thumbs down!

Rating:
Summary: This book doesn't muster up
Review: Nothing said that this book was about Northern European "small woodland creatures". It has little value here in North America, let alone NY State. There are lots of pictures (over 900), but most don't apply. There is no table of contents. The book is truly not a field guide, its hard covered, no easy "thumbing" thru to find certain critters. It is organized haphazardly and its index is primarily in the latin by species and genus. So if you're into European critters and know them by their latin name...this book might be good for you. For the lay person looking for a reference book to take on hikes, etc. FUGGEDABOUDIT! Did you realize this was the same review as Small Woodland Creatures? Well the same folks wrote both books and did them both in the same style...so they deserve the same review. Two thumbs down!

Rating:
Summary: This book doesn't muster up
Review: There was nothing telling me that this book was about Small Freshwater Creatures in Northern Europe. While it has lots of illustrations (over 800) some are useful, many not...here in NY State. There is no Table of Contents. The "creatures" are listed haphazardly, and there is no easy way to "thumb" thru looking for any one creature. The index is almost entirely in latin, so its totally useless for the lay person. Don't waste your money like I did unless you are interested in European critters and know the species and genus in latin...