As HadleyAdkins wrote, this book is beautifully laid out and concisely written in a way that is quite hard to do. Almost every photo is striking and memorable. For example, the front cover features an elegantly bounding puma, while the temptation might be to throw a mélange of different mammals on there. I like the inclusion of most of the most dramatically-horned antelopes / deer / goats of the world. The teeth of the yawning mandrill on pg. 58 are quite astonishing. The only non-photo illustrations are of extinct animals. ( )

I love this book. I love everything about it. The organization is excellent, the photographs, the content, everything. The book is organizes mammals by content and then additionally the habitats in which they are found on that particular content (there is also an ocean and seas section). The introduction is fantastic, taking care to define what a mammal is, herbivores, omnivores, carnivores, evolution, classification, and the role of man with other mammals. Each section begins with an overview of the particular continent and the habitats found there. The book then details the mammals found in each habitat and their unique characteristics.

I would absolutely have this book in my classroom. It shows students the wide diversity of creatures on this planet and it only delves into mammals. Additionally, it is a great resource for students to get ideas about new-to-them animals to research in further depth.