Book of Forest & Thicket, The: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America [Paperback]

John Eastman (Author), Amelia Hansen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1992

Fact and folklore that explore the details of common plant and animal communities east of the rockies.

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About the Author

Amelia Hansen has been a freelance illustrator since 1989, specializing in nature and natural history subjects. She lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan.

John Eastman is the author of several Stackpole Books. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811730468
• ISBN-13: 978-0811730464
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #496,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for!, April 5, 2001

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Jennifer Osterman "devourer of books" (Novi, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book of Forest & Thicket, The: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America (Paperback)

For those people who already kind of know their way around the forest, and are more interested in what they are going to see ASSOCIATED with the plants they see than what an Audobon book says, this is a naturalist's dream come true!

Great b/w illustrations of not only leaves and fruits, but insects, diseases, toothmarks, clawmarks and nests that can be found on and around the trees and plants listed in the book...

Also highly recommended is the Swamp and Bog book...

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!, August 5, 2001

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merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book of Forest & Thicket, The: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America (Paperback)

I happpen to live with lots of thickets so this was very appropriate for us. It has really good drawings of the plants and insects that you might encounter with some ofthem. It talks about the different seasons and what the plants go through and what to look for. It also has special tips for id and has a section on lore for each plant so you get stories too. The swamp and bog book is layed out the same way and is also excellent. They go further than the typical plant id book so you can really learn something

10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A quirky little nature book, October 9, 2002

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This review is from: Book of Forest & Thicket, The: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of Eastern North America (Paperback)

This odd little book explores connections between plants, bugs and their habitat. Illustrations are line drawings. It is arranged alphabetically by plant name and each entry describes the plant and its natural associates.

Very little is said about the author's qualifications, so one must, I guess, assume that he knows whereof he writes.

A very limited list of plants is covered, with many major ones omitted. Some of the taxonomy is dated (and may have been wrong when it was written) eg including poison ivy in the Rhus genus.

I can think of better ways to spend money.