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.

National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America

Author: Laura Erickson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426210442
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Presents information about 160 North American bird species, including facts about physical features, voice, habitat, food, and a map indicating the regions in which each species can be found.

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.

Familiar Flowers of North America

Author: National Audubon Society
Publisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Covers eighty of the most common wildflowers of the East.

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"--

A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of North America

Author: Joan Barker
Publisher: Parragon Publishing
ISBN: 9781405463096
Category : Wild flowers
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Provides an illustrated guide to over 180 native and introduced wild flowers of North America, with details of leaf type, height, habitat, flowering period, with information on its history and potential uses.

National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania

Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792255628
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
Designed to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots; Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds; How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide; 125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special "Field Note" with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications; Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index. Pennsylvania offers a winning variety of city and country birds. See the bright-colored, vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoo; the migratory Snow Goose; the stunning Red-Tailed Hawk; the olive Acadian Flycatcher, and more.

National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Wildflowers of North America

Author: David M. Brandenburg
Publisher: National Wildlife Federation F
ISBN: 9781402741548
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Presents a comprehensive field guide that covers more than seven hundred species of wildflowers in North America, providing common and scientific names; flowering season; leaf, stalk, and blossom descriptions; and range maps.

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.