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Identify deciduous trees in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy nature's beautiful trees--even during late fall and winter! If you're curious about the deciduous trees that you see, then Winter Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify trees throughout much of the eastern United States and eastern Canada.
The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying deciduous trees in late fall and winter--without the leaves. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the appearance of their twigs, as well as bark, buds, location, and more. Along the way, professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
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This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Begin to identify mushrooms across North America with this pocket-size guide.
If you're fascinated by fungi or the practice of foraging, then learning to identify mushrooms is essential. While this is not a guide to edible mushrooms, Mushroom Finder by Jacob Kalichman is a great tool for getting started. The handy, easy-to-use booklet is your first step in identifying mushrooms, helping to provide you with a general identification to mushrooms that are fungus-like in appearance throughout the continental United States and Canada.
Not your typical mushroom guide, the booklet is aimed at breadth rather than depth--so you're likely to find the content that you're looking for, but you might not be able to identify a given fungus to its specific species or genus. To that end, Mushroom Finder provides a dichotomous key to identifying fungi. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the location, shape, or appearance of the mushroom, including its cap, spores, and stem. Along the way, professional illustrations by Roo Vandegrift help you arrive at a positive general identification.
This guide is applicable to mushrooms that are or look like a fungus, that are at least 5mm tall or wide, that have feelable thickness in all directions (unlike leaf spots), and that are still fresh.
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Identify birds of the Pacific Coast with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're at the beach with your family, on a hiking trip, or gardening in your backyard, you're sure to notice a variety of birds. If you're curious about these feathered friends--from water birds like the Great Blue Heron to raptors like the Bald Eagle to backyard birds like the American Robin--then Pacific Coast Bird Finder by Dr. Roger J. Lederer is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify common and noteworthy birds of the West Coast.
Perfect for beginning birders, the booklet introduces more than 60 of the most frequently seen species of birds along the Pacific Coast. They are presented in taxonomic order, and each entry includes such helpful information as size, distinguishing features, habitat, and behavior. Plus, the illustrations by Jacquelyn Giuffre and Carol E. Burr help to ensure that you positively identify the birds you see. This guide is applicable to the Pacific Coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington.
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Identify mammal tracks of the eastern United States with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or spending time in your backyard, you're sure to notice a variety of animal tracks. If you're curious about these prints and the wildlife that created them--from mice and squirrels to bobcats and bears--then Track Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify common and noteworthy animal tracks in the eastern half of the United States and Canada.
Perfect for hikers, campers, beginning trackers, and anyone with an interest in nature, the booklet introduces more than 50 of the most common and important mammals to know. Information about each critter's range, gait, trail, habitat, and tips for comparing similar species point you in the right direction. Life-size track illustrations, along with depictions of the animals themselves, by Cherie Hunter Day help to ensure that you positively identify the tracks you see.
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This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Identify aboveground nests in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or visiting a park, you're sure to notice a variety of bird nests. If you're curious about these nests--and which feathered friends built them--then Bird Nest Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify commonly seen bird nests--from bluebirds and cardinals to hummingbirds and orioles--in the eastern half of North America.
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying aboveground bird nests. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the type, size, and location of the nest, as well as the materials from which it's made. Along the way, professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Identify birds of the eastern United States with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or gardening in your backyard, you're sure to notice a variety of birds. If you're curious about these feathered friends--from water birds like the Great Blue Heron and Mallard to backyard birds like the American Robin and Northern Cardinal--then Bird Finder by Dr. Roger J. Lederer is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify common and noteworthy birds east of the Mississippi River.
Perfect for beginning birders, the booklet introduces nearly 60 of the most frequently seen species of birds. They are presented in taxonomic order, and each entry includes such helpful information as size, distinguishing features, habitat, and behavior. Plus, the illustrations by Roger C. Franke and Carol E. Burr help to ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.
This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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Identify mammal tracks of the Pacific Coast with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're at the beach with your family or on a hiking or camping trip, you're bound to come across wildlife--or signs that animals have been there. If you're curious about mammals of the Pacific states, then Pacific Coast Mammal Finder by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammals by sight, as well as by their animal tracks, burrows, nests, scat, scratch or chew marks, and skulls/jaws.
The booklet begins with introductions of the various signs, followed by two dichotomous keys: one for identifying animal homes and another for scratch and chew marks. Simply answer a series of simple questions based on appearance to identify what type of mammal was there. A field guide section presents more than 50 mammals, complete with professional illustrations by Pam Frazier, range maps, and detailed descriptions to help you identify each species.
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This guide is applicable to the West Coast states of California, Oregon, and Washington.
Identify wild berries and fruits in eastern North America with this pocket-size guide.
If you're fascinated by native plants or the practice of foraging, then learning to identify berries and fruits is essential. While this is not a guide to edible plants, Berry Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is a great tool for getting started with plant identification. This handy, easy-to-use booklet can help you identify native plants with fleshy fruit in the eastern half of North America.
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying ripe berries and berry-like fruits. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the plant type, leaf pattern, leaf margin, and fruit color. Along the way, professional illustrations by Cherie Hunter Day help to guide you to a positive identification.
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This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Identify plants in eastern North America during winter with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy nature's plants and wildflowers--even during late fall and winter! If you're curious about the dry, non-woody plants that you encounter, then Winter Weed Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify common dry plants throughout the eastern United States and parts of southern Canada.
The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying non-woody plants in late fall and winter. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the post-flowering appearance and the dry fruiting structures that remain after frost, such as dried flower heads, seed capsules, and stems. Along the way, professional illustrations by Ellen Amendolara help to guide you to a positive identification.
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This guide is applicable to southeastern Canada and the US states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as eastern portions of Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas.
Identify marine fish of the Pacific Coast with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're snorkeling with your family or on a fishing trip in the Pacific, you're bound to encounter a variety of marine wildlife. If you're curious about the fish you see, then Pacific Coast Fish Finder by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify common marine fish, sharks, and rays by sight.
The booklet begins with introductions to fish anatomy and biology, followed by an at-a-glance identification chart to fish species by shape and a guide to shark teeth. A field guide section presents 130 marine fish, organized by families such as sharks, salmon, rockfish, and tunas. Professional illustrations by Ann Caudle and visual descriptions help you to identify each species.
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This guide is applicable to the West Coast states of Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington, as well as coastal Baja California and Canada.
Identify trees and tree-like cacti in the southwestern United States with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy beautiful trees of the desert and dry desert hills, as well as some trees commonly grown in human-made oases! If you're curious about the trees and tree-like cacti that you see, then Desert Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify trees throughout the Chihuahuan, Mohave, Sonoran, and southern Great Basin deserts of the United States and along the northern border of Mexico.
The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying desert trees. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the location, appearance, branches, leaves, and more. Along the way, professional illustrations by Tom Watts help to guide you to a positive identification.
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This guide is applicable to desert areas primarily within the southwestern US states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Identify constellations in the night sky with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate stars and enjoy stargazing! If you're curious about the night sky, then Constellation Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify constellations of the Northern Hemisphere.
Perfect for camping trips, the cabin, and the backyard, this booklet introduces 30 of the most important constellations to know. It begins by showing you how to locate constellations by working outward from the Big Dipper and Orion. Next, Dorcas offers tips for watching stars. Seasonal sky maps show which constellations are visible at different times of the year. Information about each featured constellation includes best viewing time, Greek mythology, constellations from many cultures--including Native American, African, and Asian--and star stories from around the world. Along the way, Dorcas's professional illustrations guide you to a positive identification of the various star patterns.
This guide is most useful for stargazing between the 30th and 50th parallels in the Northern Hemisphere. In North America, this includes the contiguous United States (except the Florida peninsula and southernmost Texas) and southern Canada.
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Identify trees east of the Rocky Mountains--across most of the United States and Canada--with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy beautiful native trees, plus some widely planted non-native trees, of eastern North America! If you're curious about the trees that you see, then Tree Finder by May Theilgaard Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify trees east of the Rocky Mountains.
The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying trees by their leaves. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the size, shape, and appearance of the needles or leaves. Along the way, May's professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (eastern), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
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Identify wildflowers east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're hiking, camping, visiting a park, or in your backyard, you can appreciate and enjoy nature's beautiful wildflowers! If you're curious about the flowers that you encounter, then Flower Finder by May Theilgaard Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify wildflowers of the central and northeastern United States.
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying spring wildflowers and wildflower families. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the color, shape, and appearance of the plant. Along the way, May's professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming.
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Identify native trees of the Pacific Coast--from southwestern Canada to northwestern Mexico--with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy beautiful native trees, plus some widely planted non-native trees, of the Pacific Coast! If you're curious about the trees that you see, then the Pacific Coast Tree Finder by Tom Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify trees in the coastal regions of western North America.
The book provides a dichotomous key to identifying trees. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the location, appearance, branches, needles/leaves, and more. Along the way, Tom's professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to the coastal regions of California, Oregon, Washington, as well as southwestern British Columbia and northwestern Baja California.
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Identify mammals of the Rocky Mountain region with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or visiting your favorite park, you're bound to come across wildlife--or signs that animals have left behind. If you're curious about which critters have been there and which you're likely to see, then Rocky Mountain Mammal Finder by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammals by sight, as well as by their animal tracks, burrows, nests, scat, scratch or chew marks, and skulls/jaws.
The booklet begins with introductions of the various signs, followed by two dichotomous keys: one for identifying animal homes and another for scratch and chew marks. Simply answer a series of simple questions based on appearance to identify what type of mammal was there. A field guide section presents more than 60 mammals, complete with professional illustrations by Barbara Downs, range maps, and detailed descriptions to help you identify each species.
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This guide is applicable to the US states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Identify wildflowers along the Pacific Coast of central and northern California with this pocket-size guide.
You can appreciate and enjoy nature's beautiful wildflowers! If you're curious about the flowers that you encounter, then Redwood Region Flower Finder by Phoebe Watts is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use booklet, you can identify wildflowers growing in the range of the coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens).
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying wildflowers. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the color, shape, and appearance of the plant. Along the way, professional illustrations by Sarah Ellen Watts help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to the coastal fog belt of California and southern Oregon.
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Identify marine life of the Pacific Coast--from Alaska to Baja California--with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're strolling along the beach, wading across a tidepool, or snorkeling with your family, you're bound to encounter a variety of marine life. If you're curious about the underwater organisms you see, then Pacific Intertidal Life by Ron Russo is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify intertidal plants and animals.
The booklet begins with introductions to intertidal zones, intertidal species, and tidepools,
followed by brief discussions of important aspects of intertidal life, such as water temperature and food. A field guide section presents more than 90 species of marine life, organized by groups such as algae, crabs, mussels, sea stars, and sponges. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the shape and appearance of an organism. Your answers lead to the correct section, where you can compare what you've found with the species shown. Professional illustrations by Pam Frazier and visual descriptions help you to identify each species.
This guide is applicable to the rocky reefs and tidepools of the Pacific Coast in Alaska, Baja California, British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington.
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Identify native ferns in central and northeastern North America with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or visiting a park, you're sure to notice a variety of beautiful ferns. If you're curious about them, then Fern Finder by Anne C. Hallowell and Barbara G. Hallowell is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify commonly seen native ferns in the central and northeastern United States and in eastern Canada.
The booklet provides a dichotomous key to identifying native ferns. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the appearance of the blade, frond, pinnae, and other parts of a fern. Along the way, Anne's professional illustrations help to guide you to a positive identification.
This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and the US states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South Dakota.
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Identify marine life of the North Atlantic Coast with this pocket-size guide.
Whether you're strolling along the beach, wading across a tidepool, or snorkeling with your family, you're bound to encounter a variety of marine life. If you're curious about the underwater organisms you see, then Life on Intertidal Rocks by Cherie Hunter Day is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify intertidal plants and animals.
The booklet begins with introductions to intertidal zones, intertidal species, and tidepools,
followed by brief discussions of important aspects of intertidal life, such as water temperature and food. A field guide section presents nearly 100 species of marine life, organized by zones/habitats and groups such as algae, crabs, mussels, sea stars, and sponges. Determine which zone and habitat you are in, then turn to the correct section and compare the organism you've found with the species shown. Cherie's professional illustrations and visual descriptions help you to identify each species.
This guide is applicable to the intertidal zone of the North Atlantic's rocky coast, from Cape Cod north to the Bay of Fundy.
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