Lynn Margulis

Karlene V. Schwartz

Michael Dolan

This text provides a rich understanding and appreciation of the world's biodiversity by presenting examples of each of the some 100 major groups (phyla) illustrated in their natural habitats. Includes: - Introduction - Monera - Protoctista - Fungi - Animalia - Plantae - Appendix classification - Glossary

A Guide to the Diversity of Life on Earth

The Illustrated Five Kingdoms

Defines and describes the major divisions, or phyla, of nature's five great kingdoms--bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi, and plants.

An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth

Five Kingdoms

This sophisticated coloring book is a beautifully detailed illustration of the world's living diversity. It is written for science students, teachers, and anyone else who is curious about the extraordinary variety of living things that inhabit this planet. It opens with an introduction to the classification systems, distinctions between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, an introduction to life cycles, Earth history, and an explanation of how to best use this coloring book. The next section is organized by communities in which the organisms live. The final section details the variety of major groupings - phyla - within each kingdom and shows how the organisms in each are distinguished from one other. This coloring book gives a visual understanding of the enormous diversity of life on this planet and will be an enlightening and educational resource for students from a variety of backgrounds.

The Illustrated Guide to the Five Kingdoms

Diversity of Life

An all-inclusive catalogue of the world's living diversity, Five Kingdoms defines and describes the major divisions, or phyla, of nature's five great kingdoms - bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi, and plants - using a modern classification scheme that is consistent with both the fossil record and molecular data. Generously illustrated and remarkably easy to follow, it not only allows readers to sample the full range of life forms inhabiting our planet but to familiarize themselves with the taxonomic theories by which all organisms' origins and distinctive characteristics are traced and classified.

Karlene V. Schwartz

Books

Your next favorite book is out there