Book Review

Staff · Issue 60, May/Jun 2011 · pp. 81–83

Products mentioned: Great British Marine Animals (3rd Edition), UK Dive Guide, Canon G7, Epoque ES-230DS strobe

Book review Great British Marine Animals by Paul Naylor 3rd Edition The 3rd edition of Great British Marine Animals is now available and for anyone who dives in British waters it is a must have for the bookshelf. Lavishly illustrated with over 600 quality images the accompanying text is informative without being too scientific and provides the readers with an excellent reference from which to enquire further if desired. Whilst there is a logical layout in terms of chapters and categories, Paul suggests that the best way to use the book is to scan through the photos looking for a similar creature to the one you want to identify and then refer to the accompanying text. This is good unstuffy advice and makes the book a pleasure to use. In addition it would be the perfect addition to your ‘smallest room’ as you can open this book at almost any page to see an excellent identification image an…