canada, eastern

A guide to identifying herbaceous weeds and wildflowers as they are found in winter in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, featuring illustrated in-depth entries on 391 species of herbaceous plants, and brief profiles of 191 similar species.

Provides complete information for identifying, harvesting, and preparing nearly four hundred species of edible wild plants in eastern North America.

Introduces butterfly species found east of the Great Plains, from Greenland to Canada accompanied by 348 range maps, photos, and illustrations.

Discusses the Iroquois Indians, focusing on their tradition of building longhouses. Includes a recipe for maple candy and instructions for making a braided raffia wristband.

Fourteen-year-old Saxso, a member of the Abenaki tribe in Canada, embarks on a dangerous rescue mission when his mother and two younger sisters are taken hostage during an attack by the British on their unprotected village in 1759.

Introduces the history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other elements of life of the Native American peoples of the eastern woodlands of North America.

Examines the forests of eastern North America, their ecosystems, and their responses to temperature and weather.

Eighteen-year-old Agnes, a Mohawk Indian who is descended from a line of shamanic healers, uses her own newly-discovered powers to uncover the story of her ancestor, a seventeenth-century New England English healer who fled charges of witchcraft to make her life with the local Indians.

Contains a field guide to the signs of seventy wildlife species including wolves and mountain lions, foxes and bears, as well as a variety of birds and rodents in addition to information on tracking.

An identification guide to over five hundred medicinal plants, with information on the known uses of each plant, line drawings, and color photographs. Includes an index to medical topics.