Zim, Herbert Spencer

An illustrated handbook of common fishes of North America, examining the characteristics, range, and description of twenty-two groups including herring-like fish, butterfly fishes and angelfishes, jacks, and sharks and rays.

Pictures of 140 common trees, identifying their leaves, fruit, form, range, and uses.

A guide to 200 common American wildflowers, grouped by predominating color.

A guide to approximately 200 of the most commonly viewed American wildflowers, with 134 color paintings. Flowers are grouped by color.

Describes some armored animals, such as the one-celled protozoa with a hard covering, the armadillo, and shellfish, and compares the effectiveness of this armor to other forms of animal protection.

Includes information on collecting and identifying minerals, and sections on metallic, nonmetallic, gem and rock-forming minerals, and on igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.

A guide to North American insects which gives popular name, describes life and reproduction cycles and feeding habits, and includes a range guide.