identification

This illustrated pocket field guide is packed with information on the marvellous variety of insects that inhabits Britain and the near Continent. It includes more than 180 species, including dragonflies, bees, wasps, beetles, bugs and flies, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks.

Offers a visual field guide to studying and identifying rocks and minerals. Pages are arranged by the streak color a rock or mineral makes for easy identification and information finding.

Provides a guide to over 100 animal tracks in North America including mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians north of Mexico, and introduces the study of animal tracking and how to identity tracks and scat. Presents a description of the animal and their habitat, track, and scat. Includes black-and-white illustrations, a glossary, and additional resources.

Short essays and color photographs introduce birds.

Text and more than 7,200 color illustrations explains how to identify more than 900 species and 350 regional populations, providing previously unpublished field marks, measurements, information on subspecies and geographic variants, voice descriptions, and complete distribution maps.

Describes how metamorphic rocks form, and the different types of metamorphic rocks. Includes a diagram, color photographs, a glossary, and online resources.

Provides tips and strategies to help you hunt, gather and prepare your own food in the wild, and to be prepared in an emergency.

Text and illustrations look at fifty unusual beasts, including Bigfoot, Goatman, Mothman, and more.

"Information about gems, rocks, and other shiny objects on the planet, for children"-- Provided by publisher.