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MIDWEST- Iowa, w Kentucky, Missouri, w Tennessee

50 SHORT CLIMBS IN THE MIDWEST. Bagg.
Comprehensive guidebook to major climbing areas in Midwestern states--including routes and equipment.
ISBN: 0-8092-7668-2. 1978. Order #: ZZXS5161 paper$9.95.

BERRY FINDER: a guide to native plants with fleshy fruits for eastern North America. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day. Identifies plants with fleshy fruits, including natives and some cultivated species that have become established in the wild. Includes many native shrubs and vines as well as herbs and trees. (Many of these plants have fruits that are known or suspected to be poisonous. This is not a guide to edible plants.) Covers U.S. and Canada east of the Rockies, except southern Florida. Most useful in late summer and fall when ripe berries are present. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-22-0. Order #: NASG1000 paper$5.95.

BERRY FINDER. Miller.
A guide to native plants of eastern North America with fleshy fruits, including herbs, vines, shrubs, and trees. Illustrated, 64 little pages.
ISBN: 0-912550-14-7. Order #: NASG5123 paper$5.95.

BLOW FOR A LANDING. by Ben Lucien Burman.
A classic novel from 1938 about the lives of people who made their lives along America's great Mississippi River in earlier days of paddlewheel steamboats. 250 pages.
ISBN: 0-345-24072-3. 1974. Order #: MOCK3597 paper$1.50.

THE EARTHSHAPERS. by Speerstra.
Story of Mound Builder Indian culture of Mississippi River valley. Follows Yellow Moon, a girl of twelve, through the months of a year, in daily life, migrations, and tribal festivals. An archaeologically authentic novel about an ancient native North American culture called Mound Builders. The name derives from the thousands of earth mounds they raised, primarily as burial sites, throughout the eastern and Midwestern United States. Mound excavations have revealed a wealth of information about Mound Builders: they were a peaceful, highly religious people who conducted a wide trade in items such as copper from Lake Superior and seashells from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. This is the story of the Hopewellian Mounds which are spread throughout the Mississippi basin and into western New York. Two sites in this area are mentioned--the Grave Creek Mound in West Virginia which rises 70 feet with a 300-foot diameter and the Serpent Mound in Ohio which winds and curls for almost a quarter mile. 80 pages, illustrated.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-109-5. Order #: NAGR0956 paper$6.95.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKIES. by Roger Tory Peterson.
Every species of land and water birds of eastern and central North America. Range maps show summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds; schematic drawings and arrows emphasize key field marks for quick identification; also includes accidentals, exotics and escapes--usually in several plumages. Drawings, color paintings, maps, 384 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-36164-8. 1980. Order #: HOMI0614 vinyl$11.95.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA EAST OF THE GREAT PLAINS. by Alexander B. Klots.
Peterson Field Guide. Detailed descriptions of all butterfly species found east of the Great Plains from Greenland to Mexico. Detailed descriptions; where to find them; habits; collecting and preserving; common and scientific names; habitats; range, food plants, subspecies. Includes accounts of families of butterflies and subfamilies, life zones, indicator plants, and basic ecology. Also list of butterfly literature, checklist, technical terms, and larval food plants. 494 drawings, photographs, and paintings, 247 in color, 365 pages, indexes.
ISBN: 0-395-25859--6. 1951. Order #: HOMI0613 paper$16.95

FLOWER FINDER: a guide to identification of spring wildflowers and flower families. by May Theilgaard Watts.
Dichotomous key to spring wildflowers of US and Canada east of the Rockies and north of the Smokies. Like our other flower guides, it keys first to the family and then to individual species. Explains botanical terms used to describe flower parts. Illustrated with author's line drawings. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 0-912550-00-7. Order #: NASG1001 paper$5.95.

THE FOREST ROSE: a tale of the frontier. Bennett.
Rose Forester, orphaned by her father's death at the Battle of Cowpens during the American Revolution, was captured by native Americans and carried away from her remote forest home in eastern Ohio near Lancaster and the Hocking Valley. Rescue came through a boy who loved here and an old mountain man. May be fiction and not necessarily factually accuirate. Originally written in late 1800s about a time a century earleir. Once was required reading for some students in Ohio. 118 pages. .
ISBN: 0-8214-0128-9. 1973. Order #: SWAL3736 cloth$39.50.

A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN KENTUCKY. Henson.
Describes old forts, trading posts, settlements, Civil War battles as sites to look for buried caches. Photos, 103p.
ISBN: 0-941620-29-8. Order #: CARS0271 paper$9.95.

A GUIDE TO TREASURE IN TENNESSEE. Henson.
County listings give treasure leads and helpful info on lost mines, ghost towns, mill sites, and sunken ships. 124p.
ISBN: 0-941620-04-2. Order #: CARS9195 paper$8.95.

GRASSLANDS: Audubon Society Nature Guide. by Lauren Brown.
Comprehensive field guide to birds, wildflowers, trees, grasses, insects, and other natural wonders of North America's prairies, fields, and meadows. The varied grassland regions of the United States are outlined--talllgrass, desert, intermountain, for instance--with their associated plants and animals. Also in the book individual species are described with their habitats and ranges and a line drawing of each. Color photos show the character of the different grasslands and their flora and fauna. 606 pages, index..
ISBN: 0-394-73121-2. 1985. Order #: RAHO2724 paper$19.95.

INDIANA OFF THE BEATEN PATH: a guide to unique places. by Bill and Phyllis Thomas.
Presents excursions in 5 geographical regions of the state. giving directions to attractions with pertinent details-of museums, galleries, and recreational opportunities--county by county and including the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, children's museum, railway museum, and more. A guide to unique places along back roads. 20 photographs, maps, 167 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-88742-024-9. Order #: GLPE6165 paper$8.95. different editon thanGLPE4399.

#INDIANA: off the beaten path. by Thomas.
A guide to unique places along back roads. 20 photos, maps, 168 pages.
ISBN: 0-88742-669-6. Order #: GLPE4399 paper$8.95. different editon thanGLPE6165.

MAMMOTH CAVE: the story behind the scenery. Lyons.
Welcome to the two worlds of Mammoth Cave National Park. In the worlds of light, see the wildlife of the landscape. Within the cave, encounter creatures with special adaptation to the dark. 9x12, 48 pages, 72 color photos & 2 maps.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 0-88714-003-3. 1993. Third printing. Order# : KCPU4791 paper$8.95.

MID-AMERICA TRIPS AND TRAILS. by Bill Thomas.
From sand dunes and plateaus to densely wooded forests, over 50 unspoiled wilderness areas in 17 states are pinpointed: MI, WI, MN, ND, NE, OH, IN, IL, MO, KY, TN, AR, OK, AL, MS, KY, TX. For each trip tells what the area is like, how to reach it, where to drive, backpacking opportunities, hikes, where to camp. Photos, maps, 238 pages.
ISBN: 0-8117-2037-3. 1975. Order #: STAC5166 paper$8.95.

TRACK FINDER. by Dorcas S. Miller, illustrated by Cherie Hunter Day.
Guide to mammal tracks of eastern US and Canada. Includes key to print shapes, key to track patterns, discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information, range maps, and drawings of the animals and their tracks. For identifying tracks in mud or snow. A favorite of young naturalists. 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-12-1. Order #: NASG0998 paper$5.95.

WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for identifying deciduous trees in winter. by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Key to identifying deciduous trees in the winter (when they've lost their leaves) by examining twigs and other features. Describes parts of the twig and their function. Line drawings show twigs, buds, fruits, shape, habitat, and range of trees. Covers US and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, except Florida. Drawings, 64 little pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-0-9. Order #: NASG0995 paper$5.95.

WINTER TREE FINDER: a manual for identifying deciduous trees in winter. by May Theilgaard Watts and Tom Watts.
Explains where trees grow and how they came to be where they are, which themselves are clues to the tree species. Also describes a part of the tree present in winter in the buds that were set at the end of fall to be held for sprouting the following spring; these are the evidence that leads to identification when the leaves are gone. Illustrated with line drawings and maps. 64 little pages.
Inventory = 103. ISBN: None. This edition is out of print. Order #:NASG0988 paper$4.95.

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