Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile
Editorial Reviews
INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER, by Joan Haladay, November/December 1998
The photographs in this book speak first and eloquently about the power and attractions of Patagonia. One criterion for evaluating a travel book is whether it makes a reader want to go to a place, while another is, does it bring the place home to the reader. This book satisfies both criteria. Even if you never read a word of the text, you can respond to the photographs with both a sense of wonder that is beckoning and a feeling of imaginative engagement that is intimate.
However, it would be a shame not to also read the text. This bilingual Spanish-English edition is accessible to readers in many countries and provides an extra bonus to readers with some knowledge of both languages who would like to practice their second language.
This is a natural history guidebook, so it does not provide information on how to get there and where to stay. For that, you also need a guidebook to Chile or Argentina. However, the book is rich with details on the geological origins and evolution of Patagonia, and reading it will help make the reader an educated traveler, one who will go gently and preserve it.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
BUENOS AIRES HERALD, by Bonnie Tucker, 17 October 1998
Naturalist-writer-photographer Marcelo Beccaceci has given us Natural Patagonia/Patagonia natural, a splendid book on Patagonia that is graced by interesting, informative easy-to-read text worthy of the photos. The bilingual book's English version is good thanks to the efforts of its US publisher, Pangaea (Saint Paul).
The wildlife photos in this book are outstanding not only for their technical quality, but also because they are natural; the birds appear in a believable size, just a bit closer than you can get walking, thanks to the camera's zoom lens. But the zoom isn't obtrusive; by not taking you impossibly close to the subject, it makes you feel like you are there. And if you aren't, you want to be.
The landscape photos conjure up the land perfectly. Mount Fitz Roy looks as impressive with its snowstorm mantle as it does on one of those days when the sky is cloudless. Details of flowers and cascades have their own music and colour. Definitely, a book that takes Patagonia home to you.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile
Natural Patagonia / Patagonia natural: Argentina & Chile,Marcelo D. Beccaceci,Pangaea,0963018035,Natural history,Nature,Patagonia (Argentina and Chile,Patagonia (Argentina and Chile),Reference,South America,Spanish: Adult Nonfiction,Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals,Travel,Argentina,NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS,Travel & holiday guides
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