Author : John C. Kricher
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 1998-04-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780395911808
This complete guide covers 317 of the most common and conspicuous plants and animals of the seashores, from jellyfish and kelp to clams, gulls, and whales. Species are grouped by habitat so readers know what they can expect to see along sandy beaches, in rocky tide pools, or in mud flats.
Author : John C. Kricher
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1999-01-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780395971963
Introduces the names and characteristics of dinosaurs, along with recent discoveries that shed new light on the way dinosaurs may have lived.
Author : John C. Kricher
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395928974
This comprehensive field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forest communities of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. It includes 53 color plates and more than 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies, beetles, and other insects.
Author : John C. Kricher
Publisher :
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 43,79 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Companion volume to Eastern Forests, these are the first field guides that go beyond identification to interpretation, combining wildlife and plant life in a single volume, and providing today's environmentally conscious readers with insightful, intriguing ecological information. 48 color plates. 50 line drawings.
Author : Roger Tory Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 28,92 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780395906668
This abridgment focuses on the North American birds most likely to be seen and features an informative introduction, and illustrated descriptions.
Author : Peter Hayward
Publisher : HarperCollins (UK)
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 39,54 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN :
This pocket guides describes and illustrates all the common species of plants and animals found on the sea shore - from the highest spring tide to five metres below sea level. It covers the sea shore of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel coasts of Britain and Europe - from the North Cape to the Dardanelles. A simple introductory key allows quick identification of what type of animal - coelenterate or mollusc - the user wants to identify. Every group also has a two-page introduction on basic biology and general identification characteristics.
Author : John C. Kricher
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 40,16 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780395928950
Provides an introduction to patterns of forest ecology, looks at each of the major forest types of eastern North America, examines changes that occur as abandoned fields turn into forests, features background on the process of adaptation and natural selection, and describes forest changes in each of the four seasons.
Author : Lee Peterson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,73 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 : Christopher Leahy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 20,8 MB
Release : 1998-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780395906644
A simplified field guide to the common insects of North America.
Author : Joseph R. Geraci
Publisher : National Aquarium in Baltimore
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 36,40 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Marine mammals
ISBN : 0977460908
Comprehensive manual for understanding and carrying out marine mammal rescue activities for stranded seals, manatees, dolphins, whales, or sea otters.
