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Garden insects of North America

the ultimate guide to backyard bugs
2004
Presents an introduction to garden pests and their relatives, discusses management principles for some garden pests, and features descriptions and photographs of 1,420 common North American insects and mites, each with information on hosts, damage, distribution, appearance, and life history and habits.
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Garden birds

2001
Presents an easy-to-understand pocket guide to garden birds designed for early readers, and provides photograph and illustrations on habitat, identification, behavior, color and size, and other features.
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Field guide to birds of New York

2016
"The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New York includes more than 300 species birders are most likely to see in the state. Illustrated with hundreds of crisp, color photographs, it includes descriptions of each bird along with tips of when and where to see them, written by an expert New York birder. It is the perfect companion for anyone interested in the amazing diversity and beauty of the birds of New York"--Amazon.com.

Insects

2017
This fun, photo-filled, and fact-packed guide to insects will make kids stop and look for all kinds of these crawling and flying creatures right in their own backyards.

Identifying trees

an all-season guide to Eastern North America
2007
Contains descriptions of common trees in Eastern North America, each with photographs that show how to identify the tree in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Rocks, minerals and gems

2016
"Shows how to read the landscape for clues and identify different rock types--from dazzling diamonds to grainy sandstone. ... data boxes provide short facts to help with quick identification"--Amazon.com.

Bugs in the backyard

2016
"Kids will discover what a fly likes to eat and how it digests its food or how a pond skater can skim across the surface of water. They will learn how a colony of ants communicates, and find out if their garden might be home to the fastest beetle in the world"--Provided by publisher.

Peterson field guide to medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America

2014
An identification guide to over five hundred medicinal plants, with information on the known uses of each plant, line drawings, and color photographs.

Peterson field guide to finding mammals in North America

2015
"A mammal finder's guide (rather than an identification guide), this book tells you how to look, where to go, and what you are likely to find there. Two main sections provide a choice of looking up information by place or by species: The first includes regions of North America, highlighting the best places to look for mammals. The species-finding guide has accounts of more than four hundred species of mammals, including detailed directions to specific parks, refuges, and other locations; the best times of day (or night) to look; and much more information specific to each mammal"--Back cover.

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