The classic little green key for identifying trees by their leaves and needles. Includes 161 native and commonly introduced trees of the U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies and north of Florida. Line drawings point out important features of plant structure. A perennial bestseller, this book is used by everyone from Scouts to woodlot owners and utility companies, from upper elementary classes to college course in field botany. For anyone who enjoys learning to recognize trees and wants an inexpensive guide that's easy to carry in the field. This is the one to put in your pocket and take for a walk in the woods.
Key-style field guide to spring wildflowers north of the Smokies. Work through the key, answering a series of simple questions, to find the family the flower belongs to, and then the name of the individual species. Useful even for plants that aren't covered--you'll find it easier to find your flower in a bigger book if you key to the family first in this book. Explains botanical terms used to describe flower parts. Illustrated with author's line drawings.
Identify mammal tracks in mud or snow. Includes keys to print shapes and track patterns, scat (droppings) and other signs, habitat information, range maps, and drawings of the animals and their tracks. A favorite of young naturalists.
Enjoy getting to know your trees even in winter, with this key to identifying deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves in the winter) by looking at twigs, buds, fruits, and other features. Explains structure of twigs and shows habitat and range of native and some widely introduced trees. Illustrated with the author's line drawings.
Winter Finders Set Save on one copy each of Winter Tree Finder, Winter Weed Finder, and Track Finder:
$14.85 if purchased separately; $12.95 for the set. Buy It
$14.85 if purchased separately; $12.95 for the set. Buy It
Key-style field guide to native ferns of central and eastern US and Canada, north of the Gulf states and subtropical Carolinas. For the second edition, author Barbara Hallowell updated range maps, based on information gathered over the past 20 years, and updated fern names. Explains fern structures and life cycle. Accurate, portable; a lot of information in a small package.
An introduction for beginners to 59 common birds of eastern North America and how they live, organized by the habitats where the birds are most likely to be seen. Illustrated with line drawings.
Guide to plants and animals (Kelp, Sea Anemones, Sea Slugs, Crabs, Starfish, and many more) that live in the intertidal zone of the rocky Atlantic Coast, from Rhode Island north to the Bay of Fundy. The granite bedrock of this glacier-scoured coast provides many places for living things to hide. The twice-daily rise and fall of the sea creates the intertidal zone, stretching from the splash zone, which gets wet at high tide but is never under water, to the lower zone, which is exposed only during the most extreme low tides. Learn to identify organisms that live in and on tidepools, rocks, and pilings, and understand how they survive. Illustrated with the author's clear and detailed line drawings.
Berry Finder: A Guide to Native Plants with Fleshy Fruits
by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day
ISBN-13 978-0-912550-22-0 64 pages $4.95 out of stock
Save 20% on set of 10 copies of Berry Finder, $39.96 out of stock
by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day
ISBN-13 978-0-912550-22-0 64 pages $4.95 out of stock
Save 20% on set of 10 copies of Berry Finder, $39.96 out of stock
Key-style field guide identifies plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated species that have become established in the wild. Includes many shrubs and vines. (Many of these plants have fruits that are known or suspected to be poisonous. This is not a guide to edible plants.) Covers US and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern Florida. Most useful in late summer and fall when ripe berries are present.
Key to identifying wild flowers and other non-woody plants in winter by their dry structures, such as seedpods, burrs, and dried flowers. As with our other plant guides, a step-by-step dichotomous key leads to identification. Covers northcentral and northeastern US (from about N. Carolina north and Minnesota east) and southeastern Canada. Illustrated with line drawings.
East-of-the-Rockies Finders Set One copy each of the 9 Finders books on this page.
$44.55 if purchased separately, $37.87 for the set Buy it.
$44.55 if purchased separately, $37.87 for the set Buy it.
Save on sets of all finders for this region, or for winter nature study.
Nature Study Guild Publishers / (800) 954-2984 / PO Box 10489, Rochester NY 14610 / email
© 2010, 201, 2012 Nature Study Guild Publishers. Photo: Bridget Watts
Preview Track Finder at Google Books
Nature Study Guild Publishers
Finders Books for Central and Eastern US and Canada
Spring special: One copy each of Tree Finder, Flower Finder, and Track Finder for only $12.95. Buy it