Alabama Nature Set: Field Guides to Wildlife, Birds, Trees & Wildflowers of Alabama Spiral-Bound | June 16, 2016

James Kavanagh, Waterford Press, Raymond Leung (Illustrated by)

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Included in this nature set are three portable references—Birds, Trees & Wildflowers, and Wildlife—packaged together in an attractive acetate bag. Each guide features beautiful illustrations of over 100 common species as well as an ecoregion map showing top bird-finding, botanical, or wildlife-viewing hotspots. Laminated for durability, these lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guides comprise a terrific three-pack for educators, learners, naturalists, birders, botanists and wildlife enthusiasts. Made in the USA.

Observe the scuttling of shore crabs along Gulf Coast beaches, watch the state mammal—the Black Bear—munch on berries in the south Appalachians, or wander through forests of longleaf pine where brown-headed nuthatches busily feed. Alabama is a biodiversity hotspot, ranking fourth in the US in overall species diversity. The living laboratory that is the Yellowhammer State makes for tremendous nature study, and allows you to become better acquainted with the most representative life forms. In this nature set, we have packaged together three portable references—Birds, Trees & Wildflowers, and Wildlife. Each guide features beautiful illustrations of over 100 common species as well as an ecoregion map showing top bird-finding, botanical, or wildlife-viewing hotspots. Laminated for durability, these lightweight, 12-panel folding pocket guides comprise a terrific three-pack for educators, learners, naturalists, birders, botanists and wildlife enthusiasts who wish to forge deeper and more meaningful connections with Alabama’s landscapes and bodies of water through the flora and fauna that lives here. Made in the USA.
Publisher: Waterford Press
Original Binding: Pamphlet
Pages: 36 pages
ISBN-10: 1620051265
Item Weight: 0.3 lbs
Dimensions: 4.8 x 0.4 x 10.0 inches
Zoologist Jim Kavanagh has made a career out of introducing novices to plants, animals, the sciences and world cultures. In addition to creating over 500 simplified nature guides, he has also authored guides to languages, cities and outdoor skills. An avid traveler and backpacker, Kavanagh’s path has taken him around the world to many remote destinations including the upper Amazon, Africa, Australia, and the Arctic Circle (and this is just the As). He is also the author of a series of state-specific guides to common species and natural attractions and a children's book on evolution.