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Easily Identify the Constellations in the Night Sky! Enjoy this
essential guide to patterns in the night sky by celebrated author
Dorcas Miller, with star stories from around the world. With this
handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify the
constellations in no time. People around the world, and through the
centuries, from the ancient Egyptians to the Pomo of California,
have given names to the patterns they see in the night sky. The
latest book in the Finders series of pocket guides: Features
constellations from many cultures Shows how to find them in the sky
Gives hints for stargazing, seasonal star maps, and constellation
profiles Is heavily illustrated by the author This guide is most
useful for stargazing between the 30th and 50th parallels in the
northern hemisphere. In North America, this includes the contiguous
United States (except the Florida peninsula and southernmost
Texas), and southern Canada. Also includes southern Europe, Turkey,
northern China, and Japa
Easily identify the animal tracks you find! Track Finder is a fully
updated edition of the pocket guide that sold more than 300,000
copies! With this handy, easy-to-use book, you’ll be able to
identify mammal tracks of eastern North America, from the states
that border the Mississippi River all the way over to the Atlantic
Ocean. The guide by Dorcas S. Miller includes keys to print shapes
and track patterns—along with tips for comparing similar
species—discussion of scat and other signs, habitat information,
range maps, and Cherie Hunter Day’s beautiful drawings of the
animals and their tracks. With a convenient 6" x 4" size, Track
Finder fits nicely in your back pocket or backpack, so bring it
along on your next outing!
Identify mammal scat in eastern North America with this pocket-size
guide. If you're fascinated by animal tracks or the practice of
tracking, then learning to identify scat is a helpful aid. If
you're curious about which critters are crossing your path or are
in your backyard, then Scat Finder by Dorcas S. Miller is just what
you need. With the handy, easy-to-use book, you can identify mammal
scat of eastern North America, from the states that border the
Mississippi River all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. Book Features:
Key to mammal scat: cords, pellets, splats, and tubes Tips on where
to find scat and what its color and shape can tell you A look at
the animals' teeth, jaws, and digestive systems Clues for
distinguishing between scat from similar species (e.g., within the
same family) Scat size guide, including minimum, maximum, and
typical size range A study of birds' cough pellets and droppings
The author's professional drawings of the animals and their scat
Small (6- by 4-inch) format that fits in a pocket or backpack to
take along on a hike This guide is applicable to eastern Canada and
the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Easily Identify the Weeds You Find, Even in the Winter! Enjoy
learning to identify weeds in the wintertime with this guide from
celebrated author Dorcas Miller. With this handy, easy-to-use book,
you'll be able to identify a wide variety of weeds in no time. And
its small size makes it just right for fitting into your pocket or
pack when you go for a hike. Features: Provides a key to
identifying non-woody plants in late fall and winter by the dried
structures that remain after frost, such as pods, dried flower
heads, seed capsules, and burrs Includes common native and
naturalized herbs and native ferns Covers the upper Midwest and
eastern United States north of South Carolina, as well as eastern
Canada Includes illustrations with line drawings
Sea kayaking is booming, and Maine, with more than 3,000 miles of
rugged coastline, is the indisputable mecca of the sport in the
eastern United States. Thousands of exceptionally beautiful
islands, peninsulas and bays offer paddling conditions ranging from
very protected to extremely exposed. There are areas safe enough
for beginners, and challenging enough for skilled paddlers. A
complete guide to the coast from Kittery to Cobscook to anyone who
dips a paddle in Maine's coastal waters. Although it is
specifically designed for day-trippers, experienced paddlers can
also use this guide to put together multi-day expeditions. More
than 50 sections of the Maine coast are described. each chapter
includes suggested trips, where to find launch access, how to read
tides and currents, nautical chart and map references, safety
considerations and danger zones, key points of interest, and
information on bird and sea life. Miller also includes clear
guidelines on "leave no trace" paddling - how to avoid disturbing
nesting birds, endangered wildlife, and fragile shoreline
vegetation - as well as where to go to find all this natural
beauty.
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