identification

A guide to plants, sea creatures, and animals that have turned to stone telling how they are formed, why they are found mostly in sedimentary rocks, and how scientists use them.

Describes how rocks and minerals are made, where you can find them, and gives identification details.

A field guide to shorebirds in the air, on the water, on the ground, and in the grass, including gulls, coots, sandpipers, and egrets.

Presents paintings of twelve freshwater fish, including the carp, bass, and trout, and thirteen saltwater fish, including the flounder, tuna, swordfish, and seahorse.

Provides photographs and descriptive information on more than 500 marine and freshwater fish varieties.

Informative descriptions and photographs of more than 500 species of shells.

An alphabet book introducing the leaves from a variety of trees.

An introduction to the habitat, behavior, appearance, nesting, and migration of birds.