Reviews
Many drawings and far more words have been devoted to Australian mammals; this book surpasses them all. The drawings, nay the art , of Ganf, is breathtaking. Every hair, every spot of mold on a leaf, every piece of bark, is drawn in exquisite detail. The text . . . is authoritative and engaging. . . . Don't miss the opportunity to bound to a bookstore, glide to the Internet, or jump on the opportunity to spend hours with this book., "Many drawings and far more words have been devoted to Australian mammals; this book surpasses them all. The drawings, nay the art , of Ganf, is breathtaking. Every hair, every spot of mold on a leaf, every piece of bark, is drawn in exquisite detail. The text . . . is authoritative and engaging. . . . Don''t miss the opportunity to bound to a bookstore, glide to the Internet, or jump on the opportunity to spend hours with this book."- Choice, "Many drawings and far more words have been devoted to Australian mammals; this book surpasses them all. The drawings, nay the art , of Ganf, is breathtaking. Every hair, every spot of mold on a leaf, every piece of bark, is drawn in exquisite detail. The text . . . is authoritative and engaging. . . . Don''t miss the opportunity to bound to a bookstore, glide to the Internet, or jump on the opportunity to spend hours with this book."-Choice, Woodford Ganf is one of the preeminent wildlife artists of Australia and certainly the painter laureate of its marsupials.... [Her] work to date has received more critical attention than popular exposure. A Fragile Balance should rectify that situation, bringing her paintings to a global audience of natural history aficionados.... Adding to the value of the artwork is a substantial text, written by University of Sydney ecologist Christopher Dickman, which is accessible to interested readers at all levels. The combination makes for an intriguing (and I chose this word carefully) book that will stimulate, frustrate, and educate any reader who chooses to do more than look at the pictures., The author is one of the world's leading marsupiologists, and he draws deeply on his own three decades of research experience as he leads us through the evolution, systematics, ecology, ethology, natural history, and conservation of Australian marsupials. . . . A superb all-round introduction for any researcher who wants to know more about marsupials. . . . Ganf's breathtaking portraits of marsupials have a kind of transcendent quality that almost suggests an inherent vulnerability, in corroboration of the book's title., "The author is one of the world''s leading marsupiologists, and he draws deeply on his own three decades of research experience as he leads us through the evolution, systematics, ecology, ethology, natural history, and conservation of Australian marsupials. . . . A superb all-round introduction for any researcher who wants to know more about marsupials. . . . Ganf''s breathtaking portraits of marsupials have a kind of transcendent quality that almost suggests an inherent vulnerability, in corroboration of the book''s title."-Marcel Cardillo,Quarterly Review of Biology, "The author is one of the world''s leading marsupiologists, and he draws deeply on his own three decades of research experience as he leads us through the evolution, systematics, ecology, ethology, natural history, and conservation of Australian marsupials. . . . A superb all-round introduction for any researcher who wants to know more about marsupials. . . . Ganf''s breathtaking portraits of marsupials have a kind of transcendent quality that almost suggests an inherent vulnerability, in corroboration of the book''s title."-Marcel Cardillo, Quarterly Review of Biology
