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"A natural history guide for young children, presenting five categories of life in the Sierra Nevada mountains community: trees, mammals, birds, shrubs, and wildflowers. Lyrical descriptions and detailed watercolors accompany each commonly found species. A field guide for each category is included so that the the book can be taken along on outings and used to identify species"--
List of contents
CONTENTS:
6 Trees
8 Quaking Aspen
9 Incense Cedar
10 Mountain Alder
11 Lodgepole Pine
12 Jeffrey Pine
14 Canyon Live Oak
15 Pacific Dogwood
16 Sugar Pine
17 White Fir
18 Mammals
20 Coyote
21 Chipmunk
22 Chickaree (Douglas Squirrel)
23 Black Bear
24 Western Gray Squirrel
25 Mule Deer
26 Shrubs
27 Wild Rose
28 Manzanita
29 Bitterbrush
30 Wildflowers
32 Lupine
33 Giant Red Paintbrush
34 Crimson Columbine
35 Woolly Mule’s Ears
36 Birds
38 Steller’s Jay
39 White-Headed Woodpecker
40 Northern Flicker
41 Red-Breasted Nuthatch
42 Mountain Chickadee
43 Rufous Hummingbird
44 American Robin
46 Glossary
47 Natural History Resources
48 Author’s Note
48 About the Author and Illustrator
About the author
Joanna Howes has a bachelor’s degree in natural history and ecology, as well as a master’s degree in education. She is a naturalist and Montessori teacher in Tahoe Vista, California.
Alex Bailey has a bachelor’s degree in geology and a master’s degree in environmental geochemistry. She is a fine artist and scientific illustrator in Reno, Nevada.
Summary
"A perfect introduction to the wonders of nature." —John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
Take a walk in the mountains with this beautiful companion for outdoor adventures. If you’ll be exploring the Sierra Nevada range with children, bring along this slender, illustrated book featuring commonly found natural wonders in their mountain habitat.
This highly visual, place-based natural history weaves together simple identification keys and whimsical, factual insights, clearly organized by trees, wildflowers, shrubs, mammals, and birds. Written by a Montessori teacher expressly to foster observation skills and a love of nature in young children, this book provides a depth of information and full-color watercolors that will engage the whole family.
