Author : Frederick H. Pough
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780395935439
Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting. 175 color photographs, 12 line drawings.
Author :
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 28,71 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395935446
Presents the novice with information about the plants and animals--from poison ivy and cockroaches to crabgrass and mountain lions--that grow and live near humans.
Author : Paul A. Opler
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395791516
This all-new edition includes information on more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions in 44 beautiful color plates. 110 color photos. Line drawings & maps.
Author : Michael Filisky
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 25,77 MB
Release : 1998-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780395911792
Ecology.
Author : Charles Wesley Chesterman
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Donation.
Author : Christopher Leahy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 1998-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780395906644
A simplified field guide to the common insects of North America.
Author : Lee Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 34,88 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395926222
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.
Author : Olaus Johan Murie
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780618517435
This all-new edition includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of all the mammals of North America, as well as of selected birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. More than 1,000 line drawings and 100 color photographs further enhance the text.
Author : Walter Schumann
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Minerals
ISBN : 140275339X
It's the classic work revised and updated! Identify over 500 of the most collectible minerals quickly and easily with this fully photographed field guide. And this new reissue makes identification easier, with new cleavability ratings for each entry alongside the handy classifications based on streak colour, Mohs' hardness and specific gravity. A complete introductory discussion of mineral forms and properties explains the essential criteria for recognition, and each of the hundreds of minerals (from Ankerite to Zinwaldite) is accompanied by information on its fracture, luster, chemical formula, aggregates, distinguishing characteristics and localities.
Author : R. V. Dietrich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780521344449
An intriguing introduction to mineralogy and to related specialities such as petrology.
