National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Trees of North America : East (The Audubon S ociety Pocket Guides) [Paperback]

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 12, 1987

National Audubon Society Pocket Guide: Eastern North American Trees

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Knopf; Chanticleer Press ed edition (January 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394748514
• ISBN-13: 978-0394748511
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 4.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,719 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Informative Guide for Trees, March 29, 2000

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Chris Doherty (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Trees of North America : East (The Audubon S ociety Pocket Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this book because I was tired of only being able to identify a handful of the most distinctive trees. This small, colorful and easy-to-use guide was a godsend. It it paperback and can easily fit into a breast pocket, yet the full-page color photos of leaf shapes and sizes are adequate - even for a novice like me - to identify trees. It shows tree silhouettes, bark types and leaves and explains about various tree families to help us all be able to distinguish the trees from the proverbial forest! The information, organization and size of this book make it a "strong-buy" for anyone with an interest in "knowing" trees better!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, July 10, 2001

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J. H. Edmundson (Goldsboro, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Trees of North America : East (The Audubon S ociety Pocket Guides) (Paperback)

Bought this book to take on walks/hikes. The first time out I could not find anything on two out of the first four trees of which I was not familiar!! Very limited coverage of any trees other than those we all know from everyday experience---rather a disappointment!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference for your nature walks through unfamiliar territory, April 19, 2007

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Trees of North America : East (The Audubon S ociety Pocket Guides) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent reference book for the nature lover who isn't up to speed regarding the particulars. For each tree, there is a blowup photo of the leaves, a smaller one of the bark and a black and white sketch of the general appearance of the tree from a distance. There is also the English and scientific names and some textual explanation of the tree. This explanation is a paragraph description of the appearance, a paragraph on how to identify it and one sentence descriptions of the habitat and geographical range where it is found.