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THE AMAZING ARMADILLO: geography of a folk critter. by Larry L. Smith and Robin W. Doughty.
This unusual mammal--ungainly, awkward, and timid but successful in its habitat is extending its range from Mexico throughout the southern US. Tells how the animal lives--what it eats, its dens, reproduction and life span, predators. Armadillos are used as food and in making baskets and have become sort of  folk symbol in defining their arid Southwest region. Drawings and maps, 134 pages.
ISBN: 0-292-70383-X. 1984. Order #: UNTE4708 paper$6.95.

 

 

AMERICA'S FAVORITE BACKYARD WILDLIFE. by Kit & George Harrison.
An intimate look at the lives of backyard neighbors--rabbits, chipmunks, raccoons, mice, turtles, toads, birds, deer--their habits, how they live, food requirements, sex lives, enemies, raising young and how they mange in conditions of cold, heat, rain, and snow. Tells how to attract wildlife to your yard for better watching. Photos, 320 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-63972-2. Order #: SISC7730 paper$12.95.

 

 

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR (The Prentice Hall World Of Nature). by John Stidworthy.
Animal communication, choice of mates, fighting, living and home sites, raising and teaching young; for children. Defenses, migration, territories, instinct and learning, animal culture. Color illustrations, 96 large-format pages, glossary, index, further readings.
ISBN: 0-13-033390-5. 1992. Order #: PRHA6014 cloth$15.00.

 

 

ANIMAL BIOLOGY (The Prentice Hall World Of Nature). by Steve Parker.
How animals sense their world, operate in their habitats and adjust their habits to changes, and maintain their species' traits; for children. Covers animals past and present. Color illustrations, 95 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-13-033408-1. 1992. Order #: PRHA8072 cloth$15.00.

 

 

ANIMAL FRIENDS OF GRAND TETON. by Fran Hubbard.
Stories by national park ranger-naturalist about animals and national parks and forests and why we need them, for children. Species included are bear, lion, deer, woodrat, otter, weasel, and more. Explains what are mammals, :teeth as tools, facts about feet. Copiously illustrated by Bob Hines, 32 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: AWAN5498 paper$4.95.

 

 

ANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE NORTHWEST. by Fran Hubbard.
Stories about animals and national parks and forests and why we need them, for children. Species included are bear, lion, deer, woodrat, gopher, raccoon, and more. Explains what are mammals, teeth as tools, facts about feet. Copiously illustrated by William D. Berry. 32 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: AWAN1030 paper$9.50.

 

 

ANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA. by Fran Hubbard.
Stories aboutanimals and national parks and forests and why we need them, for children. Species included are bear, lion, deer, woodrat, gopher, marmot, and more. Explains what are mammals, teeth as tools, facts about feet. Copiously illustrated by William D. Berry. 32 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. Order #: AWAN1029 paper$9.50.

 

 

ANIMAL FRIENDS OF THE SMOKIES. by Fran Hubbard.
Children's book on how animals of Great Smoky Mountains live through year, including "teeth are like tools", "facts about feet". Some of the animals included are bear, deer, lion, fox, weasel, mink, opossum, vole, bats, and beavers. Mentions species that were once present but are now gone. Illustrations by Bob Hines, 32 large-format pages.
ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: AWAN6164 paper$9.50.

 

 

ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD (The Prentice Hall World Of Nature). by Robin Kerrod.
How animals live in different habitats, including man-made ones; for children; which animals live in each of the different landscapes of the world such as river, tundra, tropical forest. Tells how some animals are threatened by loss of their habitat.. Color illustrations, 96 large-format pages, glossary and index..
ISBN:0-13-033382-4. 1992. Order #: PRHA8065 cloth$15.00.

 

 

ARCTIC FOXES. by Downs Matthews.
Life story of fox of Arctic far north--survival and raising pups in the land where the sun does not set in the summer or rise in the winter. Learning to hunt, avoiding polar bears, social life of the family. Color photos, 34 large-format pages. For children.
ISBN: 0-689-80284-6. 1995. Order #: SISC6131 cloth$16.00.

 

 

ANIMAL TRACKS OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. by David S. Shea.
Full-size tracks of the animal species (grizzly bear requires a fold-out page) with notes on their makers. Includes a key to tracks that describes toes and claws, with dimensions and differences of front and back feet, and what usually shows in a print. Tells where the tracks and the animals that made them are more likely to be seen. Drawings, suggested readings, 52 pages, index.
ISBN: None. 1975. Order#: GLAC0558 paper$4.95.

 

#THE BEARS OF YELLOWSTONE.
ISBN: 0-934948-01-1. Order #: YELL5135 cloth$25.00.

#THE BEASTLY BOOK: 100 of the World's Most Dangerous Creatures. Hanson.
Separates fact from fiction for sharks, tigers, bears, snakes, insects. 100 drawings, 224 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-85022-9. Order #: MACM4903 paper$12.00.

#BOOK OFANIMALS (THE SIMON & SCHUSTER YOUNG READERS'). Walters.
Facts about animal groups; shared characteristics of form and behavior as exemplified by their species. Color illustrations, 191 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-73129-7. Order #: SISC1346 paper$7.95.

THE BUFFALO. by Colonel Henry Inman with "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
America nearly lost its buffalo (or bison, to be more accurate), but in an early conservation effort a small herd was retained. This has now grown into a sizable population, which recall to us the vast herds that once roamed and even blackened the plains. This story, however, is told by one who at one point in his career was actively engaged in slaughtering the animals. They were a nuisance that got in the way of the new trains, and, besides, eliminating buffaloes might help in subduing Indians. Life habits of the animal are given as well, and what better way to learn of the place in our history of the buffalo than by reading an account by one of the principals in their history. Reprinted from 1898. Illustrations are by Frederic Remington and others. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
.ISBN-10: 0-89646-028-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-028-7. Order #: VIST0028 paper$4.95.

COUGAR ATTACKS: encounters of the worst kind. by Katy Etling.
Documents attacks by mountain lions on humans. Presents an array of attack incidents showing the cougar as a relentless killing machine while sill arguing persuasively for keeping the animal as part of the ecosystem and of our lives and experiences. Gives tables of non-fatal and fatal cougar attacks on humans. Also arranges attacks by states and gives insights from these experiences that might help avoid being attacked. 263 pages, index.
ISBN: 1-58574-221-X. 2001. Order #: MISC4798cloth$24.95.

 

#THE DARK ROMANCE OF DIAN FOSSEY. Hayes.
Story of gorilla researcher in Africa, her love for the animals and her study methods and life style, ending in her murder. Photos, 351 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-63339-2. Order #: SISC2579 paper$10.95.

DEER MANAGEMENT: improved herds for greater profit. by A.J. DeNahlik.
Practical guide to how deer can be more successfully managed for greater yield in their natural environment. Author is advisor to estate owners and organizations where deer are an asset. Belief is that good management comes from selective control, sex ratio at the right level, and population density in relation to feeding capacity of terrain. Photographs, drawings, and charts, 250 pages.
Inventory =2. ISBN: 0-7153-6548-7. 1974. Order #: ZZXS5179 cloth$9.95.

 

DISCOVERING SIERRA REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. Basey.
ISBN: 978-0939666-03-0. Order #: YOCO1849 paper$19.50.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON MAMMALS OF ARIZONA. Nelsons.
Describes 29 species typical of this desert region, like bats, coyote, rock squirrel, javelina, bighorn. Drawings, 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-16-1. Order #: AMTR1508 paper$3.95.

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON MAMMALS OF NEW MEXICO. Nelsons.
Describes 30 species found in this region, like desert cottontail, weasel, lion, bobcat, pronghorn. Drawings, 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-22-6. Order #: AMTR7244 paper$3.95.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO ANIMAL TRACKS. by Olaus J. Murie.
Seeing the animals themselves can be elusive: most are active at night and are also elusive, shunning humans. But they leave tracks and droppings (scat) as well as marks on plants and trees they encounter. A chapter in this book, "What happened here" tells how to know what the animals do and supplements what you may directly observe; or perhaps it is the other way around. A key to tracks lists the kinds of footprints left buy various species for ready comparison and then each species is described further as to its habits and habitats with more sketches of the signs it leaves. Mammals are arranged in families and there are also sections describing marks left by birds, amphibians and reptiles, insects and other invertebrates, trees and limbs, bone and horn chewing. Drawings of the species and their signs, bibliography,399 pages, index.
ISBN: None. 1960. Owner signature in front. Order #: HOMI2696 cloth$12.00.

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE MAMMALS: giving field marks of all species north of Mexico. by William Henry Burt and Richard Philip Grossenheider.
Explains where and when to find mammals and what to observe to understand which species is seen. Organizes mammals by kind (shrews, bats, bears, cats, seals, deer, whales, etc. with descriptions of each that include habits, habitats, and important identifying characteristics. Maps showing ranges are added. 24 color plates show similar species and there are also 14 additional black-and-white plates. End papers show mammal tracks and signs. 200 pages, index.
Inventory= 2.ISBN: None. 1956. Owner signature in front. Order #: HOMI9382 cloth$10.00.

 

FIELD GUIDE TO WILDLIFE HABITATS OF EASTERN US. Benyus.
Where birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians live and feed; how best to watch and enjoy. 75 illustrations, 336 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-65908-1. Order #: SISC7788 paper$16.00.

 

 

IN SEARCH OF THE WILD TURKEY. by Bob Gooch.
State-by-state guide to wild turkey hunting spots and methods. Includes tips about local terrain and hunting methods as well as spring and fall hunting. Maps pinpoint prime hunting sites. Maps, photos, 192 pages.
ISBN: 0-915498-95-2. 1998. Order #: STAC1456 cloth$9.95.

 

 

KOALAS: Australia's ancient ones. Phillips.
Behavior in the wild, life habits, rescue efforts, endangered status. Color photos, 171 large-format pages.
ISBN: .
Order #: MACM8532 cloth$27.50/50

 

MAMMAL FINDER: a guide to mammals of the Pacific Coast states. by Ron Russo & Pam Olhausen.
Identifies mammals by their tracks, skulls, and signs--with pages indexed by prints or tracks, skull or jawbone, droppings, nests/depressions/burrows/mounds, chew/scratch/browse-marks/other signs. Illustrated, maps, 92 pages.
Check stock. ISBN: 0-912550-16-3. 1987. Order #: NASG9536 paper$5.95.

 

#MAMMALS OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION. by Burt. Illustrated, 246 pages.
ISBN: 0-472-06183-6. Order #: UNMI1552 paper$8.95.

#MAMMALS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION. Berry.
Descriptions and where to see them.
ISBN: 0-520-00116-8. Order #: UNCA1512 paper$3.95.

MANATEES. Cousteau Society.
Life story of "sea cow", for young readers. These big (500-1300 pounds and 6 to 12 feet long), gentle creatures graze on water grasses and seaweeds, living in warm waters as in Florida. Color photos, 20 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-86566-8. Order #: SISC7779 cloth$3.95.

 

MEET THE MAMMALS OF WATERTON-GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK. by Robert C. Gildart III.
All the park species and how they live in this area of Montana and Alberta, Canada. Tells of the predator/prey conflict as being with a purpose, presents mammals and their ecological role. Organizes species as small  primary consumers (hares, pika, marmots, etc.) and large primary consumers (elk deer, moose, sheep, goat, bison), as small secondary consumers (shrews, raccoon bats, skunk, and more) an large secondary consumers (lion, lynx, fox, wolf). Finally the "opportunists are presented--grizzly bear and black bear. Diagram shows plant community variations with altitude wind, temperature and moisture. Discusses the future for wildlife. Map, color photos, 48 pages.
ISBN: None. 1979. Order #: GLAC0550 paper$5.95.

MY LIFE WITH THE CHIMPANZEES. by  Jane Goodall.
The fascinating story of one of the world's most celebrated naturalists. Goodall ventured into the forests of Africa to learn of the ways of wild chimpanzees--intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, she found to bear a surprising resemblance to our own. Photographs, 166 pages.
ISBN: 0-671-56271-1. 1996. Order #: SISC6322 paper$3.99.

 

 

MYSTERY TRACKS IN THE SNOW. by Hap Gilliland.
Recognize animal tracks from snow patterns--mammals, birds, reptiles. Gives clues so we can decipher the silent language of animal tracks. Illustrations throughout of the tracks and the animals that left them. "On your next walk near Flattop or in Kincaid Park, take along a copy of Hap Gilliland's Mystery Tracks in the Snow. Hap Gilliland is an author, educator, and outdoorsman best known for his books dealing with Native Americans. As the dates of some of his drawings reveal, Gilliland has been collecting material for this book since he was 13--over 50 years. He has tracked everything from coyote to black bear, from porcupine and mule deer to ermine, buffalo and caribou. His wolverine track was drawn at Lake Iliamna, his brown bear at Chignik Lake, his whitetail deer in central Montana. In addition to life-size tracts, Gilliland includes photos of skulls and drawings of the animals themselves. He explains how to make casts of tracts in the snow, and includes a few 'mysteries.' This is a useful book for the backpacker or the curious hiking youngster who's always asking, 'What's that?' " (Ann Chandonnet, "Books for Kids," The Anchorage Times, Sunday, December 23,1990).128 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-199-6. Order #: NAGR0299 paper$7.95.

 

THE NATIVE MAMMALS, REPTILES,  and AMPHIBIANS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE. by Dale Rex Coman.
Guide to park's animals: identification of the species, their habits and habitats, where more likely to be seen. Includes bats and whales plus snakes and flying squirrel.. Drawings, 32 pages.
ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: ACAD2238 paper$3.95.

 

 

OF TIGERS AND MEN: entering the Age of Extinction. by Richard Ives.
A quest by the author to encounter the tiger in his own territory before they vanish form the earth, along with many other also-threatened species, and even with some concerns about the future of humans themselves. 304 pages. ISBN: 0-380-72936-9. 1997.Order #: MISC1089 paper$12.50.

 

 

THE OBJECT STARES BACK: on the nature of seeing. by James Elkins.
Explores how we see--by patterns of circling around points on an object, finding a spot to focus on, or by glimpsing. Provides text and exercises to help understand the ways you. authors point is that "Seeing alters the thing that is seen and  transforms the seer." One might wonder if better understanding this point is that we would better know the character of objects seen rather than how our visual process records them. Illustrated, 270 pages.
ISBN: 0-684-80095-0. 1996. Order #: SISC1563 cloth$24.00.

 

OUR THREATENED WILDLIFE: an ecological study. by Bill Perry.
Examines case studies of animals that have gone extinct and explores ways to save hundreds of species that are now on the brink of extinction. While it is important that natural habitat be provided for wildlife there are situations in which new threats warrant at least temporary assistance from humans, such as feeding stations, adding potholes to the landscape by damming or blasting, and adjusting predator/prey relationships. Includes role of  federal national parks, forests, and wildlife areas. Photographs, 125 pages.
ISBN: 0-698-302761. 1969. Cover scuffed. Order #: ZZXS5187 cloth$6.95.

 

PACIFIC COAST MAMMALS: a guide to mammals of the Pacific Coast states, their tracks, skulls, and other signs. by Ron Russo, illustrated by Pam Olhausen.
Guide to identifying mammals of the Pacific Coast states, whether you've seen the animal itself, or come across tracks, droppings, or other clues it has left behind. Includes tracks and prints, skulls, dental formulas (useful if you find a jawbone or skull) a chart of animal silhouettes, scat (droppings), and a key to other signs, such as chew marks, burrows and dens. Illustrated with detailed line drawings. Includes range maps and a bibliography. Covers California, Oregon, and Washington state. (Originally published as Mammal Finder. Illustrated., 96 pages.
ISBN: 978-0-912550-16-9. Order #: NASG3496 paper$6.95.

PARK RANGER GUIDE TO WILDLIFE. by Arthur P. Miller, Jr.
Rangers across America share their personal secrets for discovering wildlife--based on interviews with over 100 rangers, biologists, guides, and naturalists across the country, Presents first-hand advice on observing animals in their natural habitats. Following introduction, contents are organized by region--Appalachians and eastern woodlands, pens and marshes, prairies and plains,western mountains, desert. Includes animal habits and habitats, tracks and signs, feeding, seasonal changes, breeding. Photographs, drawings, 179 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-8117-2289-9. 1990. Order #: STAC1710 paper$10.95.

 

#RINGTAIL--print.
ISBN: None. Order #: AMTR3849 print$7.95.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE.
Inventory= 1. ISBN: 978-1-58355-367-1. Order #: WATE6912 paper$6.95.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

THE WAY OF THE GRIZZLY: the bears of Alaska's famed McNeil River. Walker.
Examines the behavior, social structure, basic biology and human-bear relationship in this famous sanctuary. 161 large-format pages, color photos.
ISBN: 0-89658-403-8. Order #: MISC3458 paper$22.95.

 

 

THE WEASEL: Children's Environment Book. Hegeweg.
Describes how this forest animal lives through each of the seasons of the year. Color illustrations , 30 pages. Pub by Mills& Boon.
ISBN: 0-263-063879-9. 1978. Order #: ZZPM4418 cloth$4.95.

 

 

 

WHO ATE THE BACKYARD?: living with wildlife on private land. Craighead.
How to attract, avoid, or simply live in peace with the animals that inhabit the same places we do in the Rocky Mountain region. Practical ways to encourage certain animals to your property, and ways to discourage unwelcome ones. Covers many species, including moose, skunk, porcupine, elk, beaver, lion, bear. Considerations regarding feeding of wildlife and landscaping for them. Color photographs, drawings, and maps, 104 large-format pages, index.
ISBN: 0-931895-48-0. 1997. Order #: GRTE6602 paper$14.95.

 

WHO POOPED IN THE PARK? Grand Teton National Park. by Gary D. Robson.
Sometimes the animals that live in the park are hard to find--but you can almost always find their poop. Discover poop (scat), footprints (tracks), and learn which animals made them. For children. Animals included: grizzly bear, rabbit, moose, coyote, elk,, horse, mule deer, beaver, bison, badger. For children. Color drawings, 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-56037-280-X. 2004. Order #: FARC6654 paper$9.95.

WHO POOPED IN THE PARK? Rocky Mountain National Park. by Gary D. Robson.
Sometimes the animals that live in the park are hard to find--but you can almost always find their poop. Discover poop (scat), footprints (tracks), and learn which animals made them. For children. Animals included: bighorn sheep, black bear, coyote, elk, beaver, bison, badger, horse, marmot, mountain lion, mule deer, snowshoe hare. For children. Color drawings, 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-56037-320-2. 2005. Order #: FARC6619 paper$9.95.

WHO POOPED IN THE PARK? Yellowstone National Park. by Gary D. Robson.
Sometimes the animals that live in the park are hard to find--but you can almost always find their poop. Discover poop (scat), footprints (tracks), and learn which animals made them. For children. Animals included: grizzly bear, rabbit, moose, gray wolf, elk, horse, mule deer, bison, badger, mountain lion. For children. Color drawings, 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-56037-273-7. 2004. Order #: FARC6655 paper$9.95.

WHO POOPED IN THE PARK? Yosemite National Park. by Gary D. Robson.
Sometimes the animals that live in the park are hard to find--but you can almost always find their poop. Discover poop (scat), footprints (tracks), and learn which animals made them. For children. Animals included: black bear, bobcat, coyote, great gray owl, ground squirrel, horse, mule deer, mountain lion, spotted bat. For children. Color drawings, 48 pages.
ISBN: 1-56037-318-0. 2005. Order #: FARC6670 paper$9.95.

THE WILD BOAR: Children's Environment Book. D'Escury.
Follows the life of this natural pig through the events of a year. Color illustrations , 30 pages. Pub by Mills & Boon.
  ISBN: 0-263-06385-2. 1978. Order #: ZZPM4417 cloth$4.95.

 

 

WILDLIFE AND PLANTS OF THE CASCADES. by Charles Yocom, & Vinson Brown.
Covers lava beds and high mountains of Northern California, Oregon, Washington, southwest British Columbia. Describes this region's natural habitats of forest types, water areas, rocky spots, meadows, sagebrush, and its mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and common fish and plants to help get familiar with and identify them and their ways. Over 400 illustrations (4 color plates), 296 pages, index.
Inventory = 8; otherwise out of print.ISBN: 0-911010-80-7. Order #: NAGR0962 paper$9.95.

 

#WILDLIFE IN YOUR GARDEN. Logsdon.
Dealing with deer, rabbits, raccoons, moles, crows, sparrows, and other of nature's creatures in ways that keep them around but away from your fruits and vegetables. Illustrated, 288 pages.
ISBN: 0-87857-454-9. Order #: RODA2378 cloth$14.95.

WILDLIFE @ YELLOWSTONE: the story behind the scenery (MT/WY/ID). by Sue Consolo-Murphy and Kerry Murphy.
Explore the pyramid of life and the cycles of nature at Yellowstone National Park as grazers, predators, and scavengers as they  fulfill their natural roles in grassland, forest, and aquatic communities. 9x12, 64 pages, 123 color photos & 5 maps.
ISBN: 0-88714-149-8. 1999. First printing. Order #: KCPU8079 paper$11.95.

 

 

THE WILDLIFE OBSERVER'S GUIDEBOOK. Roth.
Complete manual of tips and techniques for watching and studying wild animals throughout the year--in city, suburb, and countryside.
ISBN: 0-13-959528-7. Order #: PRHA7725 paper$9.95.

WILDLIFE OF ISLE ROYALE. by Robert G. Johnsson & Philip C. Shelton.
Checklist of all vertebrate animals known at Isle Royal including their current status: mammals, birds, fishes, amphibians, reptiles. Keys to identification are provided and many species are described in detail, with frequency status of birds. Illustrated, 48 pages.
ISBN: None. 1982. Order #: ISRO2226 paper$4.95.

 

 

WILDLIFE OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. by Vinson Brown, Charles Yocom, and Aldine Starbuck.
Includes common plants and habitats, mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Covers wide region of eastern Washington and Oregon, Idaho, western Wyoming, and the Great Basin areas of Nevada, Utah, and western Colorado. Also describes the varied habitats of grasslands, semi-desert scrub, alkali flats and salt lakes, desert streamside woodland, pinyon-juniper, sandy areas, rocks and cliffs, and more. Drawings of species, 144 pages.
Inventory=2. ISBN: 0-911010-14-9. Order #: NAGR3767 paper$10.95.

 

WILDLIFE WOODCRAFT. Lois Brandt Phillips.
Instructions and designs for carving figurines, plaques, decorative boxes. Covers several animals, birds, and seasonal variances with written steps to recreate nature's designs. Covers paints, sanded wood and other materials to craft these wooden items. Pattern charts, photos, 64 pages. 
ISBN: 0-87961-066-2. Out of print.(Cover not scuffed.)Order #: NAGR0938 paper$5.95

 

 

WILDLIFE WOODCRAFT. Lois Brandt Phillips.
Instructions and designs for carving figurines, plaques, decorative boxes. Covers several animals, birds, and seasonal variances with written steps to recreate nature's designs. Covers paints, sanded wood and other materials to craft these wooden items. Pattern charts, photos, 64 pages.
ISBN: 0-87961-066-2. Out of print. Cover scuffed. Order #: NAGR6783 paper$5.95.

THE WISDOM OF NATURE. by Dayton Foster.
Collection of quotations from famous naturalists and others that spoke of the beauty and greatness of nature. Color photos enhance his theme: the web of life.
ISBN: 978-0-87961-233-7. Order #: NAGR1981 paper$8.95.

 

 

 

YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE.
Inventory =1. ISBN: 978-1-58355-3169-5. Order #: WATE6921 paper$6.95.

 

 

YOSEMITE WILDLIFE.
ISBN: 978-1-58355-3695-4. Order # WATE6922 $6.95.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YOUR TERRARIUM. Roberts.
How to set up your terrarium and where to acquire animals for it--desert, bog, woodland, shoreline, and aquatic species. Foods to use, diseases, housekeeping. Color photos, 64 pages.
Inventory = 23. ISBN: 0-87666-225-4. Order #: TFHP3559 paper$3.95.

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ALL ABOUT TARANTULAS. by Dale Lund.
Explains what the tarantula spider is, its housing requirements, foods, its bite, breeding, moulting, and handling. Includes selection of a spider and care as a pet. Black-and-white and color photos, 96 pages.
Inventory = 0. ISBN: 0-87666-909-7. Order #: TFHP3560 cloth$9.95.

 

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON DESERT INSECTS OF ARIZONA. Primer.
Identifies 30 species characteristic of this region, like vinegaroon, tarantula, scorpion, cicada, mesquite bug. Drawings, 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-14-5. Order #: AMTR4559 paper$2.95.

 

 

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUTTERFLIES. by John Feltwell.
Presents 1,200 world species with size, appearance, range, habitat, life cycle, migration. Covers all major butterfly families in detail including taxonomy, life cycle, size, distribution, habitat, habits, structure, and migration. Where to find butterflies and how to observe and photograph them. Over 1,000 color photos, 288 large-format pages.
ISBN: 0-671-86828-4. 1993. Order #: MACM6387 cloth$40.00.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BEETLES OF NORTH AMERICA. by Richard E. White.
Detailed descriptions of 111 families of North American beetles with identification system that pinpoints key recognition features of representative species. Pictorial key compares features that identify beetle families. Tells of feeding habits of adults and larvae, usual habitats, economic damage some types cause and aspects of others that are beneficial, and behaviors. Gives varied instructions for successfully collecting different types. Over 600 drawings and 65 color paintings portray the myriad forms of this animal type. 382 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-33953-7. 1983. Order #: HOMI2694 paper$10.95.

 

 

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$11.95. Note date; also see HOMI2704.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 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. 1979. Order #: HOMI2704 paper$11.95. Note date; also see HOMI0613.

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO THE INSECTS OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO. by Donald J. Borror and Richard E. White.
How to identify insects in 579 families; the system for classifying and naming insects; how they grow and develop; how to collect and preserve insects and what equipment to use. Gives detailed descriptions of insect orders families and many individual species with recognition features shown by the Peterson Identification System. Includes 1300 drawings with 1542 color paintings showing representative species. Illustrations have size lines showing lengths of insects. A glossary and text explain technical terms of insect anatomy and a pictured key helps find the order to which a field specimen belongs. 416 pages,  index.
ISBN: 0-395-18523-8. 1970. Order #: HOMI2681 paper$10.95.

 

INSECTS--Western Outdoor Environmental Guide. by Vessel et al.
For children 9-13 years (written at 4th grade level), teaches basic natural history and ecology--in or out of class. Illustrated, 32 pages. Teaches primer available at same price.
Check stock. ISBN: None. 1971. Order #: KEEC0308 paper$3.95.

 

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#ALL ABOUT IGUANAS. Roberts.
Covers natural history, types, endangered species,iguanas as pets, food and handling. Color photos, 96 pages.
ISBN: 0-87666-909-7. Order #: TFHP3337 cloth$9.95.

AMPHIBIANS--Western Outdoor Environmental Guide. by Vessel et al.
For children 9-13 years (written at 4th grade reading level), teaches basic natural history and ecology--in or out of the classroom. Color illustrations, 32 pages. Teacher's primer available at same price.
Inventory = 94. ISBN: None. 1971. Order #: KEEC0314 paper$3.95.

 

 

EASY FIELD GUIDE TO SOUTHWESTERN SNAKES. Nelsons.
Twenty-nine species found in seven states and Mexico are described and illustrated for easy identification. 32 little pages.
ISBN: 0-935810-17-X. Order #: AMTR1987 paper$3.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF EASTERN/CENTRAL NORTH AMERICA. by Roger Conant.
Peterson Field Guide to 574 species with detailed recognition features--size, color, scale arrangements for males, females, and young; ranges, habits, habitats; notes for similar species; collecting and caring for them. Distribution maps show ranges of all species.472 color illustrations, 543 pages; index.
ISBN: 0-395-19977-8. 1975. Order #: HOMI605 paper$16.95.

 

 

A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. by Robert C. Stebbins.
Presents field marks of all species in western North America, including Baja California--244 species plus 260 subspecies focusing on the key features needed to identify them. Gives information on how to find reptiles and amphibians, how to study them in the wild or raise them from eggs and care for them at home. Includes 600 illustrations, 256 in color, plus line drawings showing details of anatomy, reproduction, scale arrangement, and life stages--plus 200 range maps of where they occur. 416 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-395-38253-X. 1985. Order #: HOMI2666 vinyl$16.95.

 

#LIZARDS IN CAPTIVITY. Wynne. Presents lizard species classification, diseases, feeding and care, identification. 125 photos, 192 pages.
ISBN: 0-87666-921-6. Order #: TFHP3455 cloth$9.95.

THE NATIVE MAMMALS, REPTILES,  and AMPHIBIANS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE. by Dale Rex Coman.
Guide to park's animals: identification of the species, their habits and habitats, where more likely to be seen. Includes bats and whales plus snakes and flying squirrel.. Drawings, 32 pages.
ISBN: None. 1981. Order #: ACAD2238 paper$3.95.

 

 

POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT. Dodge.
Spiders, scorpions, snakes, centipedes, bees, bugs, gila monster. How to identify, treat bites. Photos, 48 pages.
ISBN: 0-911408-44-4. Order #: SOPM2172 paper$4.95.

 

 

 

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF ZION NATIONAL PARK. by Roland H. Wauer.
Lizards, snake, salamanders, toads, and frogs of the cliffs and canyons of this national park in southern Utah. Tells where to find the animals below the plateau of Zion and upon the plateau and more precisely within the various habitats of these places and what species may be expected. Common and scientific names are provided and there is a checklist and index of the species present. All 33 species of these creatures are described with notes on how and where they live and their identifying characteristics along with a color photograph. Map, 55 pages.
ISBN: None. 1964. Order #: ZION1878 paper$4.95.

 

SNAKES AS PETS. Smith. Recognizing venomous snakes, equipment for hunting snakes, what they eat, breeding, and snake sicknesses. Color photos, 157 pages.
ISBN: 0-87666-908-9. Order #: TFHP3339 cloth$16.95.

 

 

 

SNAKES, TURTLES, & LIZARDS OF THE LAKE MEAD REGION. by Russell K. Grater.
33 species (2 turtles, 15 lizards, 20 snakes)--some poisonous and some not, for Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona and Nevada. Each is illustrated and described for identification purposes plus notes on its habitat and how it "makes its living" in this mainly desert region. Color photos, 48 pages, index.
ISBN: 0-911408-58-4. 1981. /Order #: SOPM9556 paper$19.50.

 

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THE BUFFALO. by Colonel Henry Inman with "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
America nearly lost its buffalo (or bison, to be more accurate), but in an early conservation effort a small herd was retained. This has now grown into a sizable population, which recall to us the vast herds that once roamed and even blackened the plains. This story, however, is told by one #who at one point in his career was actively engaged in slaughtering the animals. They were a nuisance that got in the way of the new trains, and, besides, eliminating buffaloes might help in subduing Indians. Life habits of the animal are given as well, and what better way to learn of the place in our history of the buffalo than by reading an account by one of the principals in their history. Reprinted from 1898.
Illustrations are by Frederic Remington and others. 48 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-028-2. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-028-7.  Order #: VIST0028 paper$4.95.

MONARCH, THE BIG BEAR OF TALLAC in the Lake Tahoe High Sierra. by Ernest Thompson Seton.
This classic wildlife story was created just after 1900, when a few California grizzly bears, like Monarch, still did roam the Sierra; now they roam only on California's state flag. It is a story of the sad life of one of the last wild grizzlies who lived near Tallac, the high mountain rising above Lake Tahoe's west shore, still  wild country today, located in the Desolation Basin Wilderness Area. The book Monarch was written for children, but like all truly classic children's literature is excellent reading for adults, too. Author Seton left many wildlife works for us, such as Wild Animals I Have Known and The Biography of a Grizzly and was also a practical leader, founding the Woodcraft League, forerunner of today's Boy Scouts. His museum is at the scouts' Philmont Ranch in New Mexico.
100 drawings from the original, by the author, are included. 168 pages. Covers scuffed. Limited supply. See sample pages, illustrastions.
ISBN-10: 0-89646-040-1. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-040-9.  Order #: VIST0040 paper$12.95.

THE WILD SHEEP. by John Muir.
Here the early naturalist-writer glorifies the mountain sheep, or bighorn, of the Sierra Nevada. In Muir's time (1881 is the date of this writing), sheep were still to be seen on his High Sierra rambles. He notes the distribution of sheep and their various species as well as their physical characteristics, and he also describes their mountain home where they lived, "the happy wanderers, perhaps relishing the beauty as well as the taste of the lovely flora on which they feed." But as always his finest sections are where he describes the sheep themselves and how they move about on cliff walls, fine four-legged mountaineers. Today, park and wildlife agencies are reestablishing populations of wild sheep in the Sierra Nevada and elsewhere, and we may thank Muir in part for this, as his writing helped keep our appreciation alive for them. Reviewed by Chief Park Naturalists at Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Period engravings. 32 pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
.ISBN-10: 0-89646-017-7. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-017-1. Order #: VIST0017 paper$3.95.

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