Combines dozens of simple, non-intrusive activities with detailed illustrations and informative text to provide a friendly introduction to hands-on study of nature in your own backyard. Perfect for adults and children.
Discover Nature Close to Home
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.
Learn more
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Elizabeth Lawlor is author of the Discover Nature series of books, which are illustrated by Pat Archer.
Pat Archer is an experienced birder and artist living in Connecticut.
Pat Archer is an experienced birder and artist living in Connecticut.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent nature book,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Discover Nature Close to Home: Things to Know and Things to Do (Discover Nature Series) (Paperback)
Great book for learning about common plants and animals with simple activities and suggestions for observing nature. Topics cover trees, wildflowers, vines, galls, squirrels, chipmunks, spiders, earthworms and fungi.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
IN THE FOREST the topmost branches and leaves of the tallest trees create a living awning that protects the life below. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
galls form, meadow mushroom, pine family, female cones, orb web, sheet webs, leaf scar, crab spider Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bring Science Skills, North America, Queen Anne New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
IN THE FOREST the topmost branches and leaves of the tallest trees create a living awning that protects the life below. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
galls form, meadow mushroom, pine family, female cones, orb web, sheet webs, leaf scar, crab spider Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bring Science Skills, North America, Queen Anne New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 31
books:
See all 31 books this book cites
- Audubon Society Handbook for Birders by Stephen Kress on page 64, and Back Matter
- Lichens of California (California Natural History Guides) by Mason E. Hale Jr. in Back Matter
- Seeds of Change by Henry Hobhouse in Back Matter
- Mushrooms in the Garden by Hellmut Steineck in Back Matter
- Biology of Insect-Induced Galls by Joseph D. Shorthouse in Back Matter
See all 31 books this book cites
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
