Richard Walker, Author . DK $24.99 (93p) ISBN 978-0-7566-4091-0
Talk about mad genius—from conception to execution, padded red cover with 3-D effect to the up-close-and-personal images inside, this anatomy book is as engrossing as any science fiction. Dr. Frankenstein, shown in a sepia photograph standing...
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Richard Walker, Author DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $29.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7894-8672-1
Presented in signature DK style, Encyclopedia of the Human Body, edited by Richard Walker, offers a detailed look (via microscope and X-ray, too) at this most amazing creation, and includes the reproductive system (which is not included in From...
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Richard Walker. DK, $17.99 (72p) ISBN 978-0-7566-7216-4
Lively and informative spreads, along with augmented reality technology, introduce readers to the human body. Beginning with essential building blocks of cells and DNA, charts, sidebars, diagrams, and cross-sections explore the structure and...
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Richard Walker, Author, Niamh Sharkey, Illustrator Barefoot Books $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-902283-13-5
Like Beneduce and Spirin in their adaptation of this staple (reviewed above), Walker (The Barefoot Book of Pirates) and Sharkey (The Gigantic Turnip) try to mediate its violence. But where Beneduce and Spirin lessen the impact of the violence by...
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Richard Walker, Author, Olwyn Whelan, Illustrator Barefoot Books $19.99 (64p) ISBN 978-1-901223-79-8
Plumbing the storytelling traditions of diverse cultures, from Japan to Morocco to Persia, both Walker and Matthews come up with treasure for this smashing pair of themed anthologies. While a few tales are standards (e.g., ""The Princess and the Pea,
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Richard Walker, Author, Jayne Parsons, Editor DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) $19.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-7894-7388-2
Large, close-up, computer-enhanced photographs and fascinating facts make up the Guide to the Human Body by Richard Walker. Microscopic photos also reveal what hair looks like as it erupts from a follicle, a cross-section of skin and red blood...
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Richard Walker. Kingfisher, $16.99 (96p) ISBN 978-0-7534-6711-4
In four chapters that cover memory, identity, DNA, social interactions, development, disease, and more, Walker investigates what it means to be a human being. The full-color spreads are a busy mix of photographs, illustrations, microscopic imagery,...
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