Books

Take-Along Guide: Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies

The popularTake-Along Guideseries introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This title offers a delightful overview of common butterflies and other insects. Information on what each insect eats, where to...

Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts Of Life In A Covered Wagon

Travel along the Oregon Trail with the pioneers who dared to "face the elephant" as they moved west in search of a new life. Compiled from the trail diaries and memoirs that document this momentous period in American history, Oregon Trail...

Take-Along Guide: Planets, Moons and Stars

The popularTake-Along Guideseries introduces children to “reading” who lives in a given environment by looking for clues. This title includes activities, charts, diagrams and fascinating cross section images of planets to show what they are made of...

Take Along Guide: More Fun With Nature

More Fun with Nature is a compilation of five other Take Along Guides. It includes: Berries, Nuts and Seeds Birds, Nests and Eggs Rocks, Fossils and Arrowheads Seashells, Crabs and Sea StarsWildflowers, Blooms and Blossoms

Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast States, 2nd Ed.

Who has traveled this trail before you? Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast will help you determine which mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have passed your way and could possibly be nearby. With written descriptions accompanies by...

Foraging Wild Edible Plants of North America: More than 150 Delicious Recipes Using Nature's Edibles

Edible wild plants are nature’s natural food source, growing along roadsides, sprouting in backyards, and blooming in country fields. North America’s diverse geography overflows with edible plant species. From alyssum to watercress, chicory to...

Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest: A Guide to the Area's Best Sites for Gold

Gold Panning the Pacific Northwestis the premiere reference source for anyone who is interested in getting started or continuing their gold prospecting in the pacific northwest region. Containing accurate, up-to-date prospecting information for all known...

Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook

The perfect guide for both seasoned and novice seaglunkers, The Sea Glass Hunter's Handbook reveals how to locate the best beaches and predict optimum conditions; understand coastal access laws; determine the personal and professional value of sea glass'...

Day Trips® from Seattle: Getaway Ideas For The Local Traveler

Rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip withDay Trips from Seattle.This guide is packed with hundreds of exciting things for locals and vacationers to do, see, and discoverall within a 2-hour drive.

Best Easy Day Hikes: Seattle

Surrounded by water, islands and mountains, Seattle ranks among the most scenic cities in North America. With miles of trails in the city and surrounding area, Seattle hikers can enjoy everything from urban hikes with spectacular views to quiet treks...

Hiking through History Washington: Exploring The Evergreen State's Past By Trail

Imagine hiking along a wooded trail in Western Washington and stumbling upon the stone foundation of a crumbled building or rusted railroad ties from an abandoned Northern Pacific Railway line.Hiking through History Washingtonprofiles 40 hikes (all...

Olympic National Park: Touch of the Tide Pool, Crack of the Glacier

Each book in the Adventures with the Parkers series for kids 8-13 takes the Parker family to a popular national park and is packed with adventure as well as interesting facts about park activities, natural history, outdoor safety, and much more. All...