| Description |
122 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Describes the different animals and plants one can see on a walk through the woods during the four seasons. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 118). |
| Contents |
What is a forest? -- Where do forests grow? -- Lives of a forest -- Plants and plant eaters -- Predators and prey -- Getting into the woods -- Hank's hints -- Reason for seasons -- Spring: East: Spring shapes and colors -- Nests and nest builders -- Shhhh -- Who's there? -- Night walks -- Treasures underfoot -- West: Experience a rainforest -- Deciduous forests -- Animals on the move -- Amphibians and reptiles are emerging -- Summer: East: Life on the wing -- Red efts -- Life in a fallen log -- Sounds of a summer -- Night -- Mammals in action -- Family time -- Seldom seen cat -- West: Forest superlatives -- Mountain fragrances -- Banana slugs -- Underwater bird -- Look and listen -- Hammer for a beak -- Taste summer berries -- Autumn -- East: Look for signs of fall -- Amazing fliers -- Look down at decomposers -- Fungi up close -- Quiet sounds of fall -- Collecting fall leaves -- West: Leaves of gold -- Preparing for winter -- Mating and migrating -- Winter -- East: Look into the past -- Winter branches -- Quiet sounds of winter -- Winter fungi -- Animal tracks -- Life in the snow -- Look closely at winter insects -- West: Look up into the treetops -- Avalanche! -- Coping with the cold -- Staying warm -- Glossary -- Other books to read. |
| Summary |
Describes the different animals and plants one can see on a walk through the woods during the four seasons. Kids love to be outdoors, to spend time wandering down leaf-carpeted paths, turning over rocks, and experiencing the different textures of moss, tree bark, and prickly shrubs. Written by an expert naturalist, WOODSWALK offers guided tours for all four seasons and all regions of North America, highlighting special creatures, conditions, and events every step of the way. Aspiring young naturalists will learn how to see beyond their own noses, "read" the woods for signs of the presence of animals, interpret sounds, and identify odors. They will also be instructed what NOT to touch or taste in the wold. With enough identification information on trees, terrain, plants, and wildlife for a hundred walks in the woods, this book is the complete first primer for the inquisitive young naturalist. Includes a cut-off, pocket-sized leaf and tree spy guide. |
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Forest animals -- Juvenile literature.
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Forest plants -- Juvenile literature.
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Nature study -- Juvenile literature.
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Forest animals.
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Forest plants.
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Nature study.
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Seasons.
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| Added Author |
Robbins, Michael W.
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| ISBN |
1580174523 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781580174527 paperback alkaline paper |
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1580174779 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781580174770 hardcover alkaline paper |
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