Description
| Product ID: | 9781597144803 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Fylling's Illustrated Guides |
| Title: | Fylling's Illustrated Guide to Nature in Your Neighborhood |
| Authors: | Author: Marni Fylling |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Reference works, Reference works, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Natural history, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the same lighthearted yet scientifically accurate style of Fylling's Illustrated Guide to Pacific Coast Tide Pools , this portable guidebook reveals the splendidly strange animals and plants just outside your door. Marni Fylling's full-color illustrations make species identification a snap, and concise descriptions include fascinating (and In the same lighthearted yet scientifically accurate style of Fylling’s Illustrated Guide to Pacific Coast Tide Pools, this portable guidebook reveals the splendidly strange animals and plants just outside your door. Marni Fylling’s full-color illustrations make species identification a snap, and concise descriptions include fascinating (and sometimes grotesque) factoids about frequently encountered plants, insects, arachnids, birds, and mammals. With Fylling’s guidance, the everyday becomes extraordinary: Pigeons share nest-building and egg-sitting duties, and mate for life—with occasional dalliances; squirrel teeth grow about six inches per year; spiders owe their characteristic creep to their “hydraulic” legs; poison oak and poison ivy’s itch-inducing oil is also found in pistachios, cashews, and mangoes; and much, much more. |
| Imprint Name: | Heyday Books |
| Publisher Name: | Heyday Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-24 |
