Arctic: A Guide To Coastal Wildlife (Bradt Guides)

This book is a great addition to my Arctic library. The drawings are superb and there are clearly written explanations about each animal. It will be very useful for my community education presentations to children and adults.

Organized

Excellent book to prepare us for our upcoming trip.

Useful reference.

Sorry there were illustrations, albeit lovely, instead of photographs.

Well illustrated and informative book about the beasts on land, sea, and in the air you will encounter above the arctic circle. Also includes some of the few flowering plants there too. Lightweight paperback easy to carry for quick reference.

Review of 'The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife' by Tony Soper.CITATION: Soper, T, (Illustrations by Dan Powell) (1954). The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, UK: Bradt Travel Guides.REVIEWER: Dr William P. Palmer.'The arctic: a guide to coastal wildlife' by Tony Soper is an excellent little reference book, which I have read on my first journey to the Arctic which contains excellent colour photographs of the animals that he describes. The book is only 160 pages long but given the limited space provides an excellent introduction to Arctic animals. The contents page gives the first clue as to the which animals provide the focus of the book as providing the most visible variety of species.More than half the book describes the amazing variety of birds that can be found in the arctic. The map on pages 4 and 5 show the countries that have territory within the arctic. Pages 7 to 15 provide a very brief history and a general account of some issues that relate the arctic. Pages 16 to 22 cover plants invertebrates and fish. Pages 23 to 93 deal with eleven groups of birds, which are divided into some more common species. Pages 94 to 140 describe the terrestrial and marine mammals that may be seen. A brief appendix on the Bering Sea area describes the plants and animals of that region.The book provides a good introduction to the wildlife of the Arctic.BILL PALMER

This was the only book I took to the Arctic. Is excellent. Has all the information you need on the key wildlife of the region. Would have been nice to have photos rather than drawings but did not detract. Could identify easily. I've already bought his book on Antarctica, so I've got to go! Highly recommend.

I bought this book in preparation for a trip to Iceland. It is easy to read, tells you which bird or mammal can be found in Iceland and I am sure it will be very useful.

It is well set out into the different categories of birds and animals and has very good descriptions. A little disappointed that it is illustrated by drawings and not photographs which most reference books have today.

Took the book on holiday with us and found it to be an essential guide. Strongly recommend to anyone considering an Arctic holiday. Section on identifying whales was particularly useful.

Beautiful