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The Nature Handbook - A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors (Paperback, New)
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The Nature Handbook - A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors (Paperback, New)
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Nature is full of fascinating stories, stories that attract our
attention at a young age and keep us amazed throughout our entire
lives. The need to understand nature draws us back to its simple
beauty again and again, yet underneath this simplicity lies a
complex web of associations and patterns. The Nature Handbook does
what no other field guide does: explores and explains nature
through these connecting patterns, revealing them to the many
different types of nature lovers.
All naturalists-- from birders to gardeners, hikers to
environmentalists, wildflower enthusiasts to butterfliers-- will
appreciate the different approach of the Handbook, even those whose
interest in the natural world is just beginning to develop.
Naturalists who are already well versed in one group of
organisms--birders, for example--will find new explanations and
patterns for their favorite group, as well as new patterns all
around them that they had previously overlooked. Observations in
the Handbook are arranged in the three main sections of plants,
animals, and habitats. These sections are then connected through
discussions of the relationship of size and shape, adaptations,
distribution patterns, behavior, and diversity of life. Since the
emphasis is on patterns rather than individual species, each
chapter has cross-references to related topics. For example,
tree-related topics such as leaf shape, treelines, and fall colors,
are all discussed in different chapters even though they are
related. Leaf shape is associated with trees as organisms, and
therefore is in Chapter 2: Trees; treelines are most associated
with mountains, so their description is in Chapter 8: Mountains;
fall colors apply more broadly to forests than to individual trees,
and they are discussed in Chapter 9, Forests.
Approximately 500 color photographs help make the more than 200
patterns apparent and recognizable for readers, and each pattern is
accompanied by a detailed description and a brief list of sources.
The book is designed to invite browsing, and readers will gain a
rich ecological perspective and insight. Curiosity about the world
around us is a basis for human learning; The Nature Handbook serves
to aid all nature lovers in their quest for understanding the many
stories that our living world provides.
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