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Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly

Every autumn, the monarch butterflies east of the Rockies migrate from as far north as Canada to Mexico. Memory is not their guide — no one butterfly makes the round trip — but each year somehow find their way to the same fifty acres of forest on the...

Hurry and the Monarch

When the beautiful orange Monarch on her fall migration route from Canada to Mexico stops to rest at Wichita Falls, Texas, she makes friends with an old tortoise called Hurry. She tells him, "Maybe one day you'll break out of that shell, grow wings, and...

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies

Butterflies are among the natural world's most colorful and intriguing creatures, so what could be more useful than a handy field guide with more than 1,000 photographs of all the butterflies of North America north of Mexico, including all true...

The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide

The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide by Andrew Skurka is already a classic backpacking book comparable to Colin Fletcher's Complete Walker or Ray Jardine's Trail Life. Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka shares his hard-earned knowledge in this...

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Now available in a digest paperback edition! The beloved 2014 Newbery Medal winner by former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo.Holy unanticipated occurrences! From #1New York Timesbest-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes...

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California

A comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border.Mushrooms of the Redwood Coastwill help beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike to find...

National Geographic Birding Essentials

Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related outdoor activity in the U.S., with at least a million new birders a year estimated to join an already robust group some 80 million strong. For these beginning and intermediate enthusiasts,National...

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders

Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic...

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals, 2nd Edition

From a stop-action photograph of the amazing flying squirrel to Big Horn Sheep perched on a rock face, this guide puts the world of mammals in your hands. Illustrated with more than 300 full-color photographs, each species account includes information on...

Duck, Duck, Goose: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Waterfowl, Both Farmed and Wild

A lush, illustrated cookbook devoted to preparing and cooking ducks and geese, both domestic and wild, from the author of the award-winning blogHunter Angler Gardener Cook.Duck is having a renaissance in American restaurants and kitchens as cooks...

The Creaky Knees Guide Pacific Northwest National Parks and Monuments: The 75 Best Easy Hikes

Timed perfectly with the National Park Service centennial celebration in 2016, this guidebook features the 75 best day hikes in national parks and monuments throughout Washington and Oregon including:North Cascades National ParkSan Juan Islands National...

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring

Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees,Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been...