Category: Nature Guides and Handbooks

Rainforest Remedies: 100 Healing Herbs of Belize

By: Arvigo, Rosita,Balick, Michael

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Lotus Press : January 1993

Seller ID: 682090

ISBN-13: 9780914955139

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The work of Rosita Arvigo and Michael Balick to bring the knowledge of the Mayan healers to the Western reader deserves due credit. This revised and enlarged second edition includes much additional information about the major herbs in the Mayan pharmacopoeia. Their work proves that the rainforest has more value to mankind alive than cut down
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First Field Guide Insects

By: Audubon Society

Price: $3.00

Publisher: : November 2009

Seller ID: 774886

ISBN-13: 9780590054836

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Audubon Society Handbook for Butterfly Watchers

By: Audubon/Pyle, Robert Michael

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons : January 1984

Seller ID: 802543

ISBN-13: 9780684181516

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Field Guide to Insects: America North of Mexico

By: Borror, Donald J./ White, Rich

Price: $10.00

Publisher: : October 2009

Seller ID: 754469

ISBN-13: 9780395911709

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Like New

Find what you're looking for with Peterson Field Guides--their field-tested visual identification system is designed to help you differentiate thousands of unique species accurately every time. Detailed descriptions of insect orders, families, and many individual species are illustrated with 1,300 drawings and 142 superb color paintings. Illustrations - which use the unique Peterson Identification System to distinguish one insect from another - include size lines to show the actual length of each insect. A helpful glossary explains the technical terms of insect anatomy.
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An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Vol. 3 (From Newfoundland to the Parallel of the Southern Boundary o)

By: Britton, Nathaniel L.,Brown, Addison

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Dover Publications : June 1970

Seller ID: 802521

ISBN-13: 9780486226446

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This monumental classic of botany remains unsurpassed as the most comprehensive and reliable work on the flora of the Northeastern United States and reliable parts of Canada. An encyclopedic collection of information, it illustrates and describes by botanists and growing wild from Virginia to the Northern reaches of Labrador, and as far West as Kansas and Manitoba. This second edition, materially revised and enlarged, covers 4666 species, identifying each species by its popular plant-names as well as by Latin nomenclature.The flora are systematically classified into two divisions or subkingdom...
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The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms: Everything You Need to Know, from Foraging to Cultivating

By: Bunyard, Britt,Lynch, Tavis

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Quarry Books : December 2020

Seller ID: 749606

ISBN-13: 9781631599118

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Like New

The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms is your ultimate guide to mycology. Whether you've never picked a mushroom before in your life or you've been cultivating mushrooms at home for ages, the expert advice in this comprehensive mushroom manual will transform your practice. Never before have mushrooms generated so much interest, for their health benefits and medicinal properties, as well as a new understanding of their crucial role in a healthy environment and ability to regenerate damaged ones. If you are a newcomer, mycology, or the study of mushrooms and other fungi, can seem daunting. While oth...
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Plants That Cure: Plants as a Source for Medicines, from Pharmaceuticals to Herbal Remedies

By: Dauncey, Elizabeth A.,Howes, Plants that Cure Melanie-Jayne R.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Princeton University Press : March 2020

Seller ID: 756439

ISBN-13: 9780691200187

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

A full-color illustrated guide to the natural history of plants with medicinal properties Of the nearly 400,000 plants that have evolved on Earth, around seven percent of them have been used in traditional herbal medicine or as local remedies. More recently, scientific studies have revealed how plants may be sources of important medicines, often in the form of single isolated compounds. Plants That Cure explores these critical compounds and the plants that produce them. This richly illustrated book, filled with color photographs and diagrams, is organized by body system, which feeds into a dis...
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Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals: Facts at Your Fingertips

By: DK,

Price: $3.00

Publisher: DK Children : January 2016

Seller ID: 769946

ISBN-13: 9781465445902

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Profiling nearly 200 types of rocks and minerals from volcanic rocks and granite to sparkling diamonds and explosive sulfur, Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals digs deep beneath the surface, informing young readers what each rock is made of, how they are formed and what they are used for, how to be a rock collector, and how to identify rocks and minerals. Also highlighting landmarks such as Devils Tower, Giant's Causeway, and Shiprock Pinnacle, this Pocket Genius title shows how rocks and minerals play a part in the formation of each.Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling Pocket Genius seri...
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Complete Horse Care Manual (DK Practical Pet Guides)

By: DK/Vogel, Colin

Price: $10.00

Publisher: DK : January 2011

Seller ID: 786505

ISBN-13: 9780756671600

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Your pony or horse means the world to you, and now they can have the care they deserve with this practical, tried-and-tested guide to every aspect of equine care. Horses are supremely beautiful and intelligent beings and, with the right care, will form an incredibly rewarding bond with you. The Complete Horse Care Manual is written by the experienced vet and horse specialist, Colin Vogel. It offers a guide to horse anatomy and shows you how to interpret their body language and prevent them from becoming frightened or bored, explaining how to deal with common problems and unwanted behaviors. It...
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Where the Birds Are: A Travel Guide to Over 1,000 Parks, Preserves, and Sanctuaries

By: Dolezal, Robert J.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Readers Digest : May 2007

Seller ID: 699283

ISBN-13: 9780762108602

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Each year, flocks of birdwatchers and nature lovers set out to follow the seasonal trail of enchanting, intriguing, and often elusive avian species. Where the Birds Are charts the best way to catch the natives and migrants flying around breathtaking places across the United States and Canada. Organized by region, this sweeping travel guide presents 35 driving tours to prime birding and wildlife destinations across North America--from the Hawaiian Islands to the Colorado River, from Jackson Hole to the Rio Grande, from Sioux Falls to the Gulf Coast of Texas, from Montreal and the Saint Lawrence...
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A Collector's Guide to Seashells of the World

By: Eisenberg, Jerome M.

Price: $7.50

Publisher: Crescent : October 1989

Seller ID: 812997

ISBN-13: 9780517690963

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Perennials for Minnesota and Wisconsin

By: Engebretson, Don, Williamson, Don

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Lone Pine International : January 2004

Seller ID: 616628

ISBN-13: 9781551053851

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

With detailed accounts of 86 different perennials, along with information on 605 recommended varieties and cultivars perfect for Minnesota and Wisconsin gardens, this handy book takes the guesswork out of perennial gardening. The authors share their commonsense and practical advice to help you transform any patch of ground into a spectacular garden you can enjoy year after year: * Flower and foliage colors * Height and spread ranges * Blooming periods * How and when to start your plants * Planting strategies * Light, water and nutrient needs * Choosing the best perennials for different growing...
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National Audobon Society Pocket Guide: Familiar Animal Tracks of North America

By: Farrand, John Jr.

Price: $3.00

Publisher: : October 2009

Seller ID: 713871

ISBN-13: 9780679741480

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

A portable, comprehensive field guide to North American animal tracks--brimming with concise descriptions and stunning color photographs, and designed to fit into your back pocket--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.

Designed to help readers more fully understand how animals live and survive in the wilds, this guide is a must for every nature explorer. Detailed line drawings and text reveal clues found in an animal's tracks that help identify it.
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Butterflies through Binoculars: The East A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America

By: Glassberg, Jeffrey

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press : January 1999

Seller ID: 738034

ISBN-13: 9780195106688

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

This magnificent field guide greatly expands on Butterflies Through Binoculars: The Boston-New York-Washington Region--identified by Defenders of Wildlife Magazine as the first to focus on netless butterflying and called a clear winner by the Audubon Naturalist. Glassberg here shows ushow to find, identify, and enjoy all of the butterflies native to the eastern half of the United States and southeastern Canada. This guide: *Combines the immediacy and vividness of actual photographs of living butterflies with the traditional field guide format*Emphasizes conservation over collection*Includes 63...
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Seashells of the World

By: Golden Guide

Price: $3.00

Publisher: : November 2009

Seller ID: 788009

ISBN-13: 9780307244109

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The Butterflies of North America

By: Howe, William H.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Doubleday : January 1975

Seller ID: 802652

ISBN-13: 9780385049269

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Field Guide to Coral Reefs: Caribbean and Florida (Peterson Field Guide Series)

By: Kaplan, Eugene H.

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin : January 1988

Seller ID: 738230

ISBN-13: 9780395469392

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Kaufman Field Guide To Nature Of The Midwest (Kaufman Field Guides)

By: Kaufman, Kimberly/Kaufman, Kenn/Sayre, Jeffrey P.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Mariner Books : May 2015

Seller ID: 801044

ISBN-13: 9780618456949

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

The only field guide to bring along to identify the birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, rocks, and sky of the Midwest Even if we focus on certain things in the outdoors, most of us are curious about everything else that might turn up. Serious birders, botanists, and entomologists all have their specialized guides, but this book is the guide to "everything else"--the one guide to take when you go out for a walk. Wow, that's a cool-looking mushroom. Wonder what it is. Hey, look at that weird insect. Birds, mammals, trees, wildflower...
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The Wild Flavor

By: Kluger, Marilyn

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Tarcher : September 1984

Seller ID: 573666

ISBN-13: 9780874773385

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore (Pedia Books, 1)

By: Maloof, Joan

Price: $8.50

Publisher: Princeton University Press : September 2021

Seller ID: 744904

ISBN-13: 9780691208756

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Like New

A captivating A-Z treasury for the tree hugger in all of us Treepedia is an entertaining and fact-filled illustrated compendium of tree lore. Featuring nearly 100 entries--on topics ranging from tree ecology and conservation to the role of trees in religion, literature, art, and movies--this enticing collection is a celebration of all things arboreal. In this charming book, Joan Maloof explains the difference between a cedar and a cypress, and reveals where to find the most remarkable trees on the planet. She tells the story behind the venerable Bodhi Tree, and describes peculiar species like ...
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Category: Nature Guides and Handbooks