This compact volume contains:An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of the state's wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mosses, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, butterflies, mammals, and much more;A complete overview of Florida's natural history, covering geology, wildlife habitats, ecology, fossils, rocks and minerals, clouds and weather patterns and night sky;An extensive sampling of the area's best parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries, with detailed descriptions and visitor information for 50 sites and notes on dozens of others.The guide is packed with visual information -- the 1,500 full-color images include more than 1,300 photographs, 14 maps, and 16 night-sky charts, as well as 150 drawings explaining everything from geological processes to the basic features of different plants and animals. For everyone who lives or spends time in Florida, there can be no finer guide to the area's natural surroundings than the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida.

    This trove of previously uncollected writings is a priceless addition to our knowledge of Rachel Carson, her affinity with the natural world, and her life.

    It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 388 species, with each account including information on: * Size * Status * Habitat * Nesting * Feeding * Voice * Similar species cross-referenced * Best sites for viewing * Range maps showing seasonal occurrences of the bird and migration routes. * Colour-coded header bars and a quick reference guide make finding information fast and easy. Also includes a glossary of terms and a birder's checklist.

    Simpson is a true Alaskan who lives all of the adventures and traverses the wild places of her essays. Her subjects range from a sobering introduction to the ways of trapping in "Killing Wolves" to a meditation on the terror of disappearing into the Alaskan outback in "The Book of Being Lost". With a clear-eyed, unsentimental appreciation of the great northern place, this writer expresses a commanding view of Alaska.

    The white rhino on the jacket is an indication of the truly sensational quality of the animal portraits in this book. They capture not only the fine details of the animals' appearance but the essence of their nature as well. This is Robert Bateman's first book for children, and it is one that naturalists of any age will want to study and refer to repeatedly.

    It covers: animal anatomy; selecting a medium; researching subjects; working in the field; texture effects; case studies; rendering lighting; composing a work; and conveying emotion. Step-by-step studies reveal the secrets of rendering cats, wolves, primates, birds, bears, horses, sheep, cows and other amimals.

    Children discover that they do not have to travel great distances to see great things as they read about amazing animals, insects, and birds that live in backyards across North America.Flying Squirrel glides gracefully across the backyard in search of food and cozy nesting places.

    A keen observer of animal life, Maser relates his own encounters in the wild - from a rare, firsthand description of how shrews hunt and kill their prey to a tour of a mountain beaver's burrow - to help readers better understand the animals he has come to know. Maser delves into the secrets of how mammals live and explores the dynamic relationships between mammals and their habitats. Mammals of the Pacific Northwest provides a fascinating natural history of the region's wildlife. It is illustrated with over one hundred photographs of mammals and their tracks, dens, nests, and young.