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 enlarge | Creator: Andrew Zuckerman
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $60.00
Buy New: $36.00
You Save: $24.00 (40%)
New (15) Used (14) from $19.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 7430
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 300
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 12.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0811861538
Dewey Decimal Number: 779.32092
EAN: 9780811861533
ASIN: 0811861538
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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 Creatures large and small December 1, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love the concentration on the creatures, not the surround. The plain and simple white background lets the emphasis fall on the magnificent animals - from insects to elephants. It is a unique book where you can count the hairs on beautiful mammals and almost feel the crystal clear scales of a reptile. The design of the white space is particularly important in seeing the book as both an artistically designed work of art and a lesson in the beauty of mother nature's wondrous creatures.
Absolutely gorgeous November 29, 2007
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Creature is a breathtaking look at a very broad range of animals with a unique perspective. It is easy to get lost in the artistry and quality of the photographs that show detail not typically included in children or museum books.
Toward the end of the book, he photographer notes that the use of images on white is not only intentional, it is the motivation behind the entire series of photographs. To lament the amount of blank space allocated in the book is to miss the point. Stripped of their environment, some creatures are close, far, or simply alive.
Creature is not a book to merely flip from page to page, but instead to relish each individual spread for its perspective. Moving too quickly means missing the details; the photographer and designer have created a book that decidedly invites the reader to slow down and stay for a spell.
 Pretentious November 20, 2007
30 out of 47 found this review helpful
This book indeed has some spectacular photographs; unfortunately, they're outnumbered perhaps 4 to 1 by small, low-resolution pictures "artfully" posed in the corners or edges of large, empty, white pages. This is irritating right from the start, and becomes insulting long before reaching the end.
captivating creatures virtually captured November 15, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Creature is a work of art. It connects you with a single moment that is real -- might be whimsical, hungry, frightening -- but each page is virtually alive.
A good reminder that all creatures are individuals with memorable moments.
 Beautiful Book November 12, 2007
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
We bought this book for our daughter who loves animals. It is beautifully done and she loves the simplicity of it.
Additionally the index in the back of the book shows a small photo of each animal along with the names, scientific and common.
I would have given it 5 stars except that our copy has a small production hitch where a few of the pages are duplicates and one animal is missing.
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