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The Isles of Scilly (New Naturalist) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rosemary Parslow
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: £45.00
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 97943
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 000220150X
Dewey Decimal Number: 508.4237
EAN: 9780002201506
ASIN: 000220150X
Publication Date: August 6, 2007
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The definitive naturalists guide November 12, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
As a regular visitor to the islands for many years now, I pounced on this when it was published. I found it an invaluable resource to the natural history of the islands, with rather more authority than some other guidebooks I have seen. Rosemary Parslow also has a nice style of writing for the most part, but can be a little dry in places.
The book begins with a review of the islands' history and then, as a rather nice touch, gives a historical review of the islands' naturalists both resident and, like herself, regular visitors. The bulk is taken up with useful accounts of the geology, plants and animals of the islands.
I have given this four stars rather than five because the production is marred by poor proofreading and editing. There are a few errors of names, but there are a number of repetitions of text, as if chunks had been copied from one chapter to another without removing them from the source.
John Rostron
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