“The discovery of a rich planet and diverse wildlife”, promises us Habitatsone of the most recent illustrated encyclopedias published by Multimondes. And the content offering is certainly rich and diverse, like our world.
From north to south, east to west, from sandy to icy deserts, from temperate forests to lush jungles… including mountainous areas, temperate regions, etc. Here we are embarked on a planetary journey to discover new regions, new climates, new species, but also to revisit these places already visited, these places where we live, without generally asking too many questions.
A good way, therefore, to perfect your knowledge, whether you are young, old, or somewhere in between.
If, overall, the work is frankly well done, with high quality photos, a particularly effective layout, as well as vibrant colors – in addition to a remarkable capacity for synthesis, Habitats suffers from the same problem as certain other works published by Multimondes: we want to do too much, show too much.
There is nothing wrong with the idea of providing as complete an overview as possible, but it does, on occasion, give us overcrowded pages, where the multiplication of photos and captions leads to a certain chaos. visual… especially since all this information, all these clichés are placed on a background image which also requires our attention. So here we are, straining our eyes trying to decipher all of this. Fortunately, this situation does not occur very often.
Overflowing with information, with undeniable visual quality and the ability to find a balance between a book only reserved for the youngest, and another which would only be aimed at the most equipped specialists, Habitats is not flawless, of course, but remains a frankly useful guide for discovering or rediscovering this ever more fragile planet.
