The perfect guide to familiar, widespread wildflowers, it will fit easily into your glove box to enhance any road trip. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 120 of the most familiar species of wildflowers found along roadsides and in undisturbed areas throughout North America. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information for any nature enthusiast. Made in the USA.
Review Quotes:
"The Pocket Naturalist Guides quickly and easily introduces novice outdoorsmen to the wonders of animal and plant life, as well as other aspects of the wilderness."-- "Camping Life Magazine"
"Pocket Naturalist guides are to nature-loving backpackers what Cliffs Notes are to teens trying to navigate Shakespeare: essential."-- "Backpacker Magazine"
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.
Target Age: 10+
Pub Date: March 01, 2002
0.18" H x 8.14" L x 4.16" W
12 pages
laminated