Guides

Learn about beaches and coastal life with this children’s introduction to animals, plants, and seashells. Learn all about beaches and the plants an...

Introduce children to 10 common backyard birds through this bird-themed board book. Children are never too young to begin learning about and apprec...

Identify butterflies with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information!Butterflies...

Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the env...

Turtles are among the most fascinating, attractive, easily recognized and loved vertebrates on the planet. Yet, of the hundreds of species worldwid...

Use this unique journal for foraging and discovering mushrooms! Write down your finds and where/when they were found for future reference!  Product...

Native Plants of the Midwest, by regional plant expert Alan Branhagan, features the best native plants in the heartland and offers clear and concis...

A fantastic visual guide to mushrooms, Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Da...

The splash of red on black and white—few backyard guests are more exciting to behold than the Downy Woodpecker. And what can capture a bird-watcher...

Welcome to Drawn to Birds, the bird book for people who love birds! This beautiful and unique watercolor sketchbook captures the enchan...

Foraging involves finding, identifying and harvesting wild edible plants. It is a healthy outdoor activity that puts one in touch with nature and p...

Roadside Wildflowers is a pocket reference guide printed on laminate material and folds for easy storage and retrieval. Detailed illustrations of c...

A field guide to 60 sparrows and finches including 200 color photographs, detailed descriptions of song, habitat and plumage changes according to s...

 With their legendary nocturnal behavior, a preference for remote habitats, changing migratory patterns, and swift flight speeds, birds of prey are...

A murder of crows, a charm of goldfinches, a huddle of penguins, groupings of birds are more than just a “flock”. Collective nouns for specifi...

From the humble bumblebee to the honeybee colonies that pollinate many of our food crops, bees are beginning to earn the respect and adoration they...

David Allen Sibley wrote and illustrated this book to help every inquisitive birder, from novice to expert. Whether you can identify six birds or...

This log book is designed to help build the self-esteem of kids through creating something of their own, their own artwork, written observations, t...

The Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America is the definitive resource for identifying bird species across all fifty states. Featuring ...

Discover over 300 bird species native to Eastern North America with this handy, second edition field guide. Perfect for casual backyard ob...

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...

The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series brings birding enthusiasts the best information from the renowned Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s webs...

WASPS is the first full-color, illustrated guide featuring approximately 150 species of flower-visiting wasps that occur in eastern North America, ...

While most true bugs have a varied diet of plant and animal matter, many spend much of their lives on flowers and flowering plants. In addition, th...