National Geographic Pocket Guide to Wildflowers of North America

Author: Catherine H. Howell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 142621281X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
With this basic beginner's field guide to North American wildflowers, all who enjoy nature and the outdoors can identify common wildflowers, from backyard weeds to dainty forest blossoms. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, this new title offers key facts about 160 of the most common wildflowers and weeds, coast to coast, including Canada and Alaska. To help with identification, each of the 160 entries has both a color photograph showing the plant in context and a color illustration showing the blossom close-up. This book is the perfect starting point for anyone, young or old, interested in learning how to identify wildflowers.

Wildflowers

Author: Graham Osborne
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
ISBN: 9780811809191
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Graham Osborne presents 65 full-colour photographs depicting blooms from the mountains of Alaska to the deserts of California, with an introduction by award-winning poet Stephen Hume.

National Geographic Pocket Guide to Insects of North America

Author: Arthur V. Evans
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426216475
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
An easy-to-use field guide for nature lovers, backyard explorers, and budding entomologists. Evans helps you discover popular insect species as well as spiders and relation creatures, as well as key facts and information about life cycles and behavior of every species.

The Book of Wild Flowers

Author: The National Geographic Society
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486840948
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
"This volume spotlights some of the finest imagery of its kind. It features 120 plates by Mary E. Eaton, who was a staff illustrator of the New York Botanical Garden from 1911 to 1932. Also included are 8 illustrations by botanical illustrator E. J. Geske. The first-rate botanical illustrations remain fresh and attractive to the modern eye"--

National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Night Sky of North America

Author: Catherine H. Howell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426217854
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
A field guide to help backyard explorers, hikers, and nature lovers discover and identify North America's diverse community of reptiles and amphibians.

National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Mammals of North America

Author: Catherine Herbert Howell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426216483
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Geared to meet the same standards of excellence as our previous pocket guides, this book is tailored to the needs of an eager beginner. Affordable and authoritative, this entry-level field guide will appeal to all animal-spotting newcomers, combining spot-on descriptive information, definitive photography, animal track silhouettes, and key facts in a handy, pleasant-to-hold, easy-to-reference volume. More robust than any other beginning field guides on the market, this book includes selected photography and newly commissioned art and graphics to help identify each mammal species. Tips throughout show how to observe, track, and identify mammals in nature. Beautifully designed and illustrated, with logical organization and bulleted information, these pocket guides are useful in the field or as an in-home reference. Tips throughout show how to observe, track, and identify mammals in nature.

National Geographic Pocket Guide to Rocks and Minerals of North America

Author: Sarah Garlick
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426212828
Category : Minerals
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Illustrations and mineral hardness scale on endpapers.

National Geographic Pocket Guide to Trees and Shrubs of North America

Author: Bland Crowder
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426214758
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Provides information on over 160 tree and shrub species native to North America, including the Fraser fir, northern red oak, and saw palmetto.

National Geographic Field Guide to the Water's Edge

Author: Stephen Letherman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426208685
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 340

Book Description
"Beaches, shorelines, and riverbanks"--Cover.

National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Trees of North America

Author: Bruce Kershner
Publisher: Union Square & Company
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 538

Book Description
Presents a reference guide to over seven hundred species of trees, providing introductory essays along with individual entries on habitat, range, and descriptions of leaves, fruits, and flowers.