Arms & Armor
Michelle Byam, Dorling Kindersley Ltd. Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19 (63pp) ISBN 978-0-394-89622-9
Stunning photography characterizes these Eyewitness Books, each of which brings museum-like collections right into readers' laps. The large format and glossy pages guarantee that no details are lost: the stripes of a banded claystone from East Africa are sharp and clear in Rocks; each diamond and ruby in the jade-inlaid handle of a Persian dagger is delineated in Arms; the intricate bone structure of a porpoise's paddle is perfectly discernible in Skeletons; and each bit of fluff and string in the ``medley of materials'' that makes up a nest is in focus in Bird. Illustrations and inset photographs accompany each spread of objects, which are set on a pristine white background. The unfussy design gives these books a sophisticated look, and each one is an odyssey for readers of any age. Ages 10-up. (May)
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Reviewed on: 04/01/1988
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 63 pages - 978-0-394-99622-6
Hardcover - 72 pages - 978-0-7566-0654-1
Hardcover - 978-0-7894-6414-9
Library Binding - 64 pages - 978-0-7894-6553-5
Library Binding - 72 pages - 978-0-7566-0653-4
Prebound-Sewn - 978-0-8335-9892-9