Eyewitness Books
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Eyewitness Books is a series of nonfiction books intended for young adults. They were first published in England by Dorling Kindersley
in 1988. The series now has over one-hundred titles on a variety of subjects, such as dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, flags, chemistry, music, the solar system, film, and William Shakespeare. According to Dorling Kindersley, over 50 million copies have been sold in 36 languages.
The books are often noted for their numerous photographs and detailed illustrations, which are always set against a white background. Describing the series in Booklist
, Michael Cart wrote, "What DK did—with almost revolutionary panache—was essentially to reinvent nonfiction books by breaking up the solid pages of gray type that had previously been their hallmark, reducing the text to bite-size, nonlinear nuggets that were then surrounded by pictures that did more than adorn—they also conveyed information. Usually full color, they were so crisply reproduced they "seemed to leap off the page."
Some of the books were later turned into a television series.
Eyewitness Travel Guides are also produced by Dorling Kindersley, but are intended for all audiences.
Dorling Kindersley
Dorling Kindersley is an international publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 51 languages. It is currently part of the Penguin Group....
in 1988. The series now has over one-hundred titles on a variety of subjects, such as dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, flags, chemistry, music, the solar system, film, and William Shakespeare. According to Dorling Kindersley, over 50 million copies have been sold in 36 languages.
The books are often noted for their numerous photographs and detailed illustrations, which are always set against a white background. Describing the series in Booklist
Booklist
Booklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. It is geared toward libraries and booksellers and is available in print or online...
, Michael Cart wrote, "What DK did—with almost revolutionary panache—was essentially to reinvent nonfiction books by breaking up the solid pages of gray type that had previously been their hallmark, reducing the text to bite-size, nonlinear nuggets that were then surrounded by pictures that did more than adorn—they also conveyed information. Usually full color, they were so crisply reproduced they "seemed to leap off the page."
Some of the books were later turned into a television series.
Eyewitness Travel Guides are also produced by Dorling Kindersley, but are intended for all audiences.
External links
- http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/nf/Search/QuickSearchProc/1,,,00.html?strSearch=&homeNav=Y&travel=&textSearch=&advSearchStr=&adv=&searchProfile=UK-614078-global&path=c614078-00000000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q6d6574612e636f6c6c656374696f6e3a696d70756c7365~~nf16||4579657769746e65737320477569646573 official website
- http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/nf/Search/QuickSearchProc/1,,,00.html?path=c614078-00000000%23%23-1%23%23-1~~q6d6574612e636f6c6c656374696f6e3a696d70756c7365~~nc614078-1156%23%239%23%23he&homeNav=&newTitle=%22Y%22 also see Eyewitness Travel Guides