Guides

Combining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and--above all--stunning color photographs, this is the best and most lavishly ...

All About Backyard Birds builds on the huge success of the Cornell Lab's renowned website to translate and deliver best-in-class content...

Handy guide puts basic birding skills at your fingertips explaining simple techniques that allow you to sort birds into categories for easier ID. I...

Unleash your creativity and learn how to draw with confidence using The Artist's Drawing Book-a complete art instruction book for teens and adults ...

Everyday Wild is an illustrated celebration of the vast natural diversity of the world, one that you can find by simply stepping outside. This guid...

If you love Winnie the Pooh and seek to bring more kindness, peace, and quietness into your life, A Walk in the Wood is the charming and delightful...

Explore the wild world of ferns and their quirky cousins! This compact field guide covers all 86 species of ferns, horsetails, clubmosses, and more...

Unlock the secrets of ferns with this delightful pocket-sized companion! Perfect for curious hikers, campers, and nature lovers exploring central a...

Marvel at nature's most ingenious invention: feathers! This stunning coffee table book celebrates the incredible diversity of bird plumage and reve...

Identify Michigan mammals with this easy-to-use field guide, featuring full color photographs of each animal.  With Stan Tekiela’s famous field gui...

Kaufman Field Guide To The Insects Of North America is a wealth of information on the amazing observable behaviors of insects and their fascinating...

There are thousands of moth species in the northeast of North America, and while it might seem that they are all drab grays and browns, there is ac...

Perfect for beginners and young explorers alike, this guide features detailed illustrations and the Peterson Identification System to help you conf...

Identify 455 eastern tree species with this comprehensive field guide. Featuring 48 color plates, detailed descriptions, and 266 range maps, you'll...

The 7th edition of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America with all-new range maps, updated text, and 40 new pa...

Debut author and mushroom expert Ariel Bonkoski presents a kids’ introduction to mycology. From well-known fungi like puffballs and lion’s mane to ...

Introduce children to geoscience (including a study of the Earth, rock formation, and landforms) in this fun guide that includes hands-on education...

Life on Earth depends on the busy activities of insects, but global populations of these teeming creatures are currently under threat, with grave c...

"The world is reaching the tipping point beyond which climate change may become irreversible. If this happens, we risk denying present and future g...

Bird eggs come in all different colors, sizes and shapes. They're found in vastly different locations, too -- from clifftops to ground nests and ev...

Get your coloring pencils ready for this wild Woodland Coloring Book from Petit Collage. Color in the woodland scenes featuring playful rabbits, bu...

Get outside and explore the fascinating world of fungi with this beautifully illustrated pocket guide for children. Did you know that fungi are not...

Sand dunes are among the most rugged and beautiful natural wonders of Michigan's shorelines. These sandy edifices-at once substantial and ephemeral...

Northern Michigan is undergoing unprecedented changes in land use, climate, resource extraction, and species distributions. For the last hundred ye...