books about: naturalist     books:       Naturalist's Guide to Observing Nature1 review Kurt Rinehart Stackpole Books, 2006 Thinking like a naturalist, understanding field guides If you think of field guides as books full of destinations, then this book provides the map to finding them. This books helps you understand how to approach a natural history mystery--and how to use guides in efficient ways. An easy read, and a great one. Strongly recommended for any one just getting started in nature studies or folks with field-guide phobia.             A Naturalist's Guide to the Arctic4 reviews E. C. Pielou University Of Chicago Press, 1995 Beautifully illustrated, elegantly written This book is a "must have" for the advanced undergraduate, beginning grad student, or serious amateur naturalist interested in the North. While a combination of other books may be more comprehensive, if I had to trek north to the Yukon, this is what I would throw in my backpack. Pielou's knowledge and love of the high latitudes bursts through every page, and the pen and ink illustrations ...             The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas25 reviews Robert Frank Basic Books, 2008 A good complement for any introductory economics course This book, in contrast to Freakonomics, the Undercover Economist, or other book of that sort, actually explains all basic economics principles and tools that you use both implicitly and explicitly in economics, such as the cost-benefit principle, supply and demand, working with marginal terms, etc. So it really can be used as a good complement to any introductory course in economics, mainly ...             Naturalist16 reviews Edward O. Wilson Island Press, 2006 Excellent An engaging and well-written account of the famous biologist's intellectual development from his early to his mature years and most important achievements. Nice discussions of some of his most interesting and important ideas punctuate this history. For example, there's a good section on the origin and development of his ecological ideas and the theory of island biogeography. Wilson is always a ...             The Young Naturalist1 review Andrew Mitchell Usborne Books, 2008 great way to get a child interested in the outdoors We purchased this slim guide at the Okefenokee Swamp visitor's center and have not been disappointed. My children love all things outdoors and this book has been a great help, particularly for my 7-yr-old, in gaining a broad overview of the planet on which we live. As with other Usborne books, information is presented in a more "magazine-like" fashion, with paragraphs of information ...             The Young Naturalist's Guide to Florida2 reviews Peggy S. Lantz, Wendy A. Hale Pineapple Press (FL), 2006 My family really enjoyed this book! My family really enjoyed this book because we learned more about what we see every day here in Florida. Since I am not a Florida native, I often had a hard time helping my young naturalists identify the plants and "creatures" they saw on our outings. This book has really helped! It covers a wide spectrum of topics: from weather patterns to Florida habitats to Florida endangered species. ...             Animal Tracks: An Introduction to the Tracks and Signs of Familiar North American Species (Pocket Naturalist ...4 reviews James Kavanagh Waterford Press, 2001 Short & to the point This is a good purchase. Of course you can buy larger books on tracks but this is just as good, and convenient to carry. You will find it all, well almost. this fold-out will make you want to live outdoors and track things all day long! so quit your job now, and get started, Pepe'!             The Great Naturalists1 review Thames & Hudson, 2007 The Great Naturalists The articles on each naturalist are short, to the point, and well illustrated. The book is a fun read! Fascinating and adventurous people: Maria Sibylla Merian, Carl Linnaeus, Georges Cuvier, Charles Darwin and many others.             Seaside Naturalist: A Guide to Study at the Seashore2 reviews Deborah A. Coulombe Fireside, 1990 Seaside Naturalist an excellent resource for all ages. "Seaside Naturalist" is a wonderfully illustrated overview of all aspects of marine life. With special attention to the Atlantic coast, all topics are covered in a fun, concise, easy-to-understand manner. It's a great resource for kids from 9 to 90             The Night Sky: An Introduction to Prominent Stars and Constellations (Pocket Naturalist - Waterford Press) James Kavanagh Waterford Press, 2001 This indispensable guide highlights prominent constellations that are visible from cities throughout North America in summer and winter.             Amateur Naturalist4 reviews Nick Baker National Geographic, 2005 Good for natural explorers, young and old, or family The book is interesting. My kids, 4 and 7, and I like to explore the outdoors. The book includes the 5 major classes of vertebrates and most types of invertebrates, and plants. In addition to a lot of information for adult professional naturalists, it also tells you what you can do for fun as an amateur naturalist right in your yard or at home, e.g., put a beautiful spider web on a cardboard, ...             The Naturalist's Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: Beach Ecology from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras6 reviews Scott Wesley Shumway Falcon, 2008 Great for families and homeschoolers It's unusual to find a book with this depth of scientific detail that is nonetheless completely accessible to the non-scientist. Our family vacations near the Maine coast every summer, and we make day trips to the Massachusetts and Connecticut shores regularly -- this book gives us the information we need to really understand and enjoy what we're seeing as we explore tide pools and estuaries. ...             Edible Wild Plants: An Introduction to Familiar North American Species (Pocket Naturalist - Waterford Press)1 review James Kavanagh Waterford Press, 2001 Great reference, but not a book This laminated brochure shows pictures and gives descriptions of the most common edible and poisonous plants and fruits in North America. I'll put it in with our camping supplies, as a handy reference. I didn't realize it was just an accordian-fold brochure when I ordered it, but looking again at the description, it does mention the size. Just not enough detail to tell me it wasn't a ...             All Creatures: Naturalists, Collectors, and Biodiversity, 1850-1950 Robert E. Kohler Princeton University Press, 2006 We humans share Earth with 1.4 million known species and millions more species that are still unrecorded. Yet we know surprisingly little about the practical work that produced the vast inventory we have to date of our fellow creatures. How were these multitudinous creatures collected, recorded, and named? When, and by whom? Here a distinguished historian of science tells the story of the modern discovery of biodiversity. Robert Kohler argues ...             Dangerous Animals and Plants: An Introduction to Dangerous North American Species (Pocket Naturalist - ...1 review James Kavanagh Waterford Press, 2006 Great quick guide for American animals Great quick reference guide for getting to know dangerous animals etc! I am from the UK and recently moved to California, so did not have a clue about the wildlife I would be likely to encounter, so this is great to refer to.             Yellowstone Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species of Yellowstone Area WY (Pocket Naturalist - ...1 review James Kavanagh Waterford Press, 2006 Great for Beginning Readers My five-year-old absolutely loved carrying this guide around while in Yellowstone. It enabled him to be enthusiastic about looking for wildlife. He loved spotting different animals and then searching through his book to be the family animal expert. I highly recommend this guide. It's colorful, comprehensive, and made of durable material capable of standing up to heavy use.             Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country5 reviews David B. Williams Falcon, 2000 A Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country I have been visiting the four-corners every summer for 25 years and this is one of the most delightful books I have seen yet! In fact I just returned from my four-week summer 2000 trip and this Guide was my constant companion. Of the many guides and books I have collected over the years, this was the one that I carried in my Jeep, kept with me in my tent, and consulted on my hikes. As an ...             The Beginning Naturalist: Weekly Encounters With the Natural World1 review Gale Lawrence New England Press, 1980 Introduction to Vermont Nature This book is a collection of short essays on a variety of topics relating to Vermont nature. It is organized chronologically, so that the reader can follow the phenomena as they become prominent during the course of the year, from winter through late fall. Topics include winter birds, maple sap, dandelions, cattails, centipedes and millipedes, lichens, and many others. The book is illustrated ...             Sierra Nevada: The Naturalist's Companion, Revised edition Verna R. Johnston University of California Press, 2000 All lovers of the mountains will welcome Verna Johnston's new and completely updated edition of her classic, Sierra Nevada , originally published in 1970. A professional biologist, veteran ornithologist, and well-known wildlife photographer, Johnston is the perfect guide for a natural-history trip into the Sierra. Regardless of how one explores the magnificent 400-mile-long mountain range, on foot or by car, in an armchair or a classroom, this ...             A Naturalist in Alaska2 reviews Adolph Murie University of Arizona Press, 1990 For Love of Wilderness I came upon Murie's "A Naturalist in Alaska" after having read two of his other books, "The Wolves of Mt. McKinley" and "The Grizzlies of Mt. McKinley," and I found "A Naturalist in Alaska" to be the most readable of the three. In fact, if one is interested in reading Murie's descriptions of the lives and interrelationships of the lynxes, wolves, bears, wolverines, foxes, Dall sheep, caribou, ...              search for books 1850-1950, amateur, american, animals, atlantic, beginning, biodiversity, collectors, companion, constellations, country, creatures, dangerous, economic, edition, encounters, everyday, explanations, familiar, hatteras, introduction, naturalist, naturalists, observing, prominent, seashore, seaside, waterford, wildlife, yellowstone books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Kinderlied- Festival für Keybord. Mit CD. 45 bekannte und neue Kinderhits. Impressum - about us get your own shout box