Author: Frederick H. Pough
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395935439
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting. 175 color photographs, 12 line drawings.
Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Frederick H. Pough
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395935439
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting. 175 color photographs, 12 line drawings.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395935439
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Written and designed for the beginner, this book describes and illustrates the most common and interesting rocks and minerals, from simple sandstone to exotic gems. Illustrated with dozens of beautiful color photographs, it tells how these rocks and minerals formed and how to identify them--and includes tips on collecting. 175 color photographs, 12 line drawings.
Peterson First Guide to Fishes of North America
Author: Michael Filisky
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395911792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Ecology.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395911792
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Ecology.
Peterson First Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians
Author: Robert C. Stebbins
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395971956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The most common snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and toads, salamanders, and crocodilia of North America.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395971956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
The most common snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs and toads, salamanders, and crocodilia of North America.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Author: Charles Wesley Chesterman
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Donation.
Publisher: Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description
Donation.
A Field Guide to Western Butterflies
Author: Paul A. Opler
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395791516
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
This all-new edition includes information on more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions in 44 beautiful color plates. 110 color photos. Line drawings & maps.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395791516
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
This all-new edition includes information on more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions in 44 beautiful color plates. 110 color photos. Line drawings & maps.
Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America
Author: Christopher Leahy
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395906644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A simplified field guide to the common insects of North America.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395906644
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A simplified field guide to the common insects of North America.
Minerals of the World
Author: Walter Schumann
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 140275339X
Category : Minerals
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
It's the classic work revised and updated! Identify over 500 of the most collectible minerals quickly and easily with this fully photographed field guide. And this new reissue makes identification easier, with new cleavability ratings for each entry alongside the handy classifications based on streak colour, Mohs' hardness and specific gravity. A complete introductory discussion of mineral forms and properties explains the essential criteria for recognition, and each of the hundreds of minerals (from Ankerite to Zinwaldite) is accompanied by information on its fracture, luster, chemical formula, aggregates, distinguishing characteristics and localities.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 140275339X
Category : Minerals
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
It's the classic work revised and updated! Identify over 500 of the most collectible minerals quickly and easily with this fully photographed field guide. And this new reissue makes identification easier, with new cleavability ratings for each entry alongside the handy classifications based on streak colour, Mohs' hardness and specific gravity. A complete introductory discussion of mineral forms and properties explains the essential criteria for recognition, and each of the hundreds of minerals (from Ankerite to Zinwaldite) is accompanied by information on its fracture, luster, chemical formula, aggregates, distinguishing characteristics and localities.
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America
Author: Lee Peterson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395926222
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395926222
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species. Also included are habitat descriptions, lists of plants by season, and preparation instructions for 22 different food uses.
Gems, Granites, and Gravels
Author: R. V. Dietrich
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521344449
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
An intriguing introduction to mineralogy and to related specialities such as petrology.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521344449
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
An intriguing introduction to mineralogy and to related specialities such as petrology.
Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America
Author: Amy Bartlett Wright
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395911846
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Discusses 120 of the most common caterpillars and the adult butterflies and moths they become and gives advice on how to raise caterpillars to adults.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395911846
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Discusses 120 of the most common caterpillars and the adult butterflies and moths they become and gives advice on how to raise caterpillars to adults.