Promoting observation, discovery, and wonder, this take-along nature guide explores an overlooked yet fascinating environment: the city. Arguing that there is no better—or more convenient—place to find prime examples of plant and animal adaptations, see the impact of humans on the environment, and understand the importance of sustainable lifestyles, this book provides activities, artwork, and stories, that explore the world of nature in human-built surroundings. Sidebars supply definitions and pronunciations of new words and concepts, important plants of the urban landscape are detailed, and the most famous hawk in North America even makes an appearance. City dwellers will be astounded by the wealth of nature in their neighborhoods as they explore the plants and animals right under their noses.
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Jane Kirkland is a naturalist and photographer whose work has been featured on National Public Radio, Animal Planet TV, and in such magazines as Family Circle, Green Teacher, Parenting, and Parents. She is the author of Take a Backyard Bird Walk, Take a Tree Walk, and Take a Walk with Butterflies and Dragonflies. She lives in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
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Jane Kirkland was a bestselling computer book author when, during a grocery shopping trip, saw a Bald Eagle soaring over the grocery store parking lot. That sighting changed her life and today she is an award-winning nature book author. Jane and her books encourage children, their families and educators to "Take a minute to be in it(tm)" - in nature- each and every day. She is the recipient of the National Arbor Day Foundation's Education Award, two Teacher's Choice Awards, a Writer's Magazine Book Award, and her books have been finalists in Foreword Magazine's Book of the Year, and USA BookNews Best Books. Jane has been featured on Animal Planet, PBS, and Comcast's CN8 TV and is a regular guest on WXPN's Kids Corner radio program in Philadelphia. She is a popular keynote speaker at national conferences on children and nature and visits schools, colleges and universities throughout North America.
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You're about to set out on a city nature adventure! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, New York, Central Park, Get Set, Get Ready, Peregrine Falcon, Broward County, Pale Male, Tree City New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
You're about to set out on a city nature adventure! Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, New York, Central Park, Get Set, Get Ready, Peregrine Falcon, Broward County, Pale Male, Tree City New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- Bruce Davidson: Central Park by Marie Winn on page 15
- The Striped Skunk (Wildlife, Habits & Habitat) by Carl R. Green on page 29
- Urban Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species (North American Nature Guides) by James Kavanagh on page 12
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