DK Eyewitness Series

Eyewitness Guides are best-selling, high-quality visual information books.
This title is a valuable resource to students whether they want to see a chick hatching from its egg or a peacock fan its tail in an elaborate courtship ritual.

DK Eyewitness Guides: Life

by David Burnie

Published 1 October 1998

Scientists have been cataloguing life for over 200 years yet there are still many thousands of undiscovered species. From a microscopic cell to the most complex mammal this intriguing book helps us to understand living things in the forms we know of and to speculate about the ones we do not. Geologists have found the fossilised remains of organisms that are over 3 billion years old almost as old as the Earth itself. These early life forms were little more than chance chemical reactions. Since then millions of different species have developed each with its own DNA pattern and means of reproduction. We human beings have developed enough to study and genetically engineer life and look for other life beyond our galaxy. Featuring historic scientific apparatus and ground-breaking experiments and discoveries Life is a unique and exciting introduction to this fascinatingly endless subject.

DK Russian Edition - DK Eyewitness Guides: Bird

by David Burnie

Published 15 March 1997

Eyewitness Tree

by David Burnie

Published 1 September 2015

In this updated and revised edition of Tree, readers can follow a seed grow into a sapling, the changing colors of fall leaves, and the tiny insects that live in rotting leaves on the forest floor, plus learn why deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall, how a tree breathes, how bark defends trees from attack by animals, and more.

Each revised Eyewitness book retains the stunning artwork and photography from the groundbreaking original series, but the text has been reduced and reworked to speak more clearly to younger readers. Still on every colorful page: Vibrant annotated photographs and the integrated text-and-pictures approach that makes Eyewitness a perennial favorite of parents, teachers, and school-age kids.

DK Eyewitness Books: Bird

by David Burnie

Published 5 May 2008

Discover the fascinating world of birds—their natural history, behavior, and secret lives. Be an eyewitness to the breathtaking moment when a chick hatches from its egg, the growth of young birds in their nest, and how birds camouflage themselves, fly, hunt, and feed. See inside a nest of baby blue tits during their first few days of life, find out why wings are different shapes and sizes, discover which are the world’s biggest, smallest, fastest, and slowest birds, and much, much more!

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

DK Eyewitness Books: Plant

by David Burnie

Published 17 January 2011

This is a an original and exciting look at the fascinating natural world of plants. Stunning real-life photographs of flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves, and more offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the natural history of plant anatomy and growth.

See the biggest flower in the world, where a seed develops, what the inside of a plant stem looks like, how a flower attracts insects, what a plant's reproductive organs look like, how a dandelion spreads its seeds, and much more.

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

DK Russian Edition - DK Eyewitness Guides: Plant

by David Burnie

Published 1 March 1997

DK Eyewitness Guides: Tree

by David Burnie

Published 5 February 1998

Trees form one of the most impressive and beautiful parts of the natural landscape reflecting the changing seasons in their growth. Yet because of their height many parts of these giants of the plant world are rarely seen in close-up. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs reveals all the beauty and variety of tree leaves flowers fruit seeds and bark.Starting with a look at the different parts of a tree and examining the characteristics of broadleafed coniferous and tropical trees Tree goes on to explore how trees grow how they develop what animals insects and plants live on and beneath them why trees die and how they are cut for timber. This book provides a compelling introduction to the life of a tree as it develops from a tiny seed into a mature specimen.Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London Tree is an exceptionally beautiful and informative visual guide to the natural history of trees from around the world.

DK Eyewitness Guides: Bird

by David Burnie

Published 13 November 1997

This superb collection of photographs brings to life the beauty variety and intricacy of birds' feathers wings skeletons beaks nests and eggs. In addition unique time-lapse sequences show a chick hatching from its egg and how nestlings develop over their first few days of life.Starting with the evolution and anatomy of birds and explaining how their bodies work how they are built specially for flight and how their beaks wings tails feathers and feet are designed for specific purposes the book goes on to cover the food they eat the way they camouflage themselves the nests they build and the eggs they lay.Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London Bird is a unique and compelling introduction to the secret life of birds.

DK Eyewitness Guides: Plant

by David Burnie

Published 26 February 1998

Plants provide the food and the oxygen needed to sustain all animal life. Without them there would be no life on Earth. Plants grow almost everywhere - from sandy beaches to dark forests and from high mountains to hot deserts.Plant uses unique time-lapse photo-sequences to show how a seedling emerges from a seed how a flower opens how a dandelion makes its fluffy seed head and how a Venus fly trap catches insects. Explore the complex world of plants see how they make food reproduce and grow.Discover the importance of plants in human life and how they are used both as food and as medicines. Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London and the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Plant is a beautiful and informative visual guide to the natural history of plants.