Search results for ""Author Mark "Sparky" Stensaas""
Kollath-Stensaas Publishers Rock Pickers Guide to Lake Superior's North Shore
Get this popular guide and start identifying all of those rocks seen on the beaches and shores of Lake Superior. Included are color illustrations of each type of rock, a description, tips for recognizing it and where to go to find it.
£9.21
University of Minnesota Press Canoe Country Flora: Plants and Trees of the North Woods and Boundary Waters
The vast North Woods, a land magnificently arrayed in the deep greens of pine, spruce, and fir and the brilliant blues of crystal clear lakes, spans the area from Minnesota to Maine and from Michigan to Hudson Bay. With a little help fromCanoe Country Flora, keen explorers will discover a world full of life and wonder in the plants that thrive in this beautiful lake country.Canoe Country Flora, a friendly field guide, introduces you to ninety-six of the most common trees, shrubs, wildflowers, fungi, ferns, lichens, and other plants you’re likely to encounter during your travels north. Detailed line drawings and brief plant profiles help you recognize what you’re seeing, while “Sparky” Stensaas’s intriguing tales draw you into a deeper study of the plants’s natural and cultural histories.Each plant is made identifiable and memorable by fascinating facts, handy checklists, diagrams and charts, and interesting activities that help adults and children learn by discovery.Use this book as a companion to Canoe Country Wildlife or alone as your guide to a unique North Woods adventure.
£14.99
University of Minnesota Press Canoe Country Wildlife: A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters
Warblers, wolves, and whirligig beetles—the creatures of the canoe countrywilderness come alive in Canoe Country Wildlife. In this read-aloud treasure, “Sparky” Stensaas, naturalist and storyteller, intrigues you with his tales of encounters with the forest inhabitants—from tiny toads to majestic moose.Canoe Country Wildlife, a friendly field guide, introduces you to the wildlife you are most likely to see as you travel in the North Woods. It describes these creatures and their habits accurately so you’ll know where and when to look for them. Detailed line drawings illustrate each animal clearly so you’ll recognize what you’re seeing.The book is filled with fascinating little-known facts: Did you know that wood frogs can freeze solid, only to live again? That loons can fly a hundred miles an hour? That chipmunks can carry seventy sunflower seeds in their cheeks?Canoe Country Wildlife includes handy checklists to help you keep track of the critters you encounter, a calendar for you to record the natural events you witness, and activities—one for each animal—that will help both adults and children learn by discovery.Carry Canoe Country Wildlife in your pack. Your trip will be more enjoyable and your memories will last forever. It’s a great gift for anyone who loves the outdoors.
£14.99
Stone Ridge Publishing Winter Finches & Friends of North America: A Naturalist's Handbook
Like a hike in the woods with a naturalist, this book takes you on a journey into the world of the winter finches that enliven our bird feeders and turn winter's drab into pizzaz! As part of the BirdNerd series, this book explains how to tell these birds apart, how they live and the most interesting details about their lives. It's packed with photos that capture the beauty and intrigue of our winter finches, and it covers 18 species, including crossbills, grosbeaks, cardinals, redpolls, siskins, waxwings and snow buntings.
£9.99
