Every species in full color. Thousands of identification capsules, range maps, and habitat symbols. A special 32 page guide to wildlife communities. Birds and butterflies, ferns and frogs, mushrooms and manta rays, seashells and salamanders - this book includes more than 2,000 plants and animals of all types. Spanning the land from Florida to Alaska, it embraces field, forest, pond, prairie - all the natural communities that make our North American flora and fauna so splendidly diverse. This book is really two in one: both a valuable at-home reference and an extraordinary usable guide to the most common and conspicuous wild plants and animals of our continent. Specially planned for quick and easy identification, it far surpasses other guides. A treasure trove of information, the equivalent of an entire shelf of nature guides in a single volume, this book is for the entire family. A fascinating revelation of the marvels and mysteries of nature, an inviting aid to schoolwork, a magnificent treasure to be enjoyed over and over again in the years to come.
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Nature & Ecology
- Natural History
- Nature & Ecology
Publisher : Reader's Digest Books
Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :1982-05-01
Number Of Pages : 559
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0895771020
ISBN-13 : 9780895771025
Item weight : 2.35 lb
Dimensions : 1.7 in x 6.4 in x 9.1 in
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