firefly books

A special handbook for youth and the adults who work with them.Let them go outside and play! More parents are heeding the advice of specialists who...

Acclaimed wildlife photographer Wayne Lynch has been fascinated by the prairie grasslands for more than 40 years and in love with birds for even lo...

Highly respected ornithologist and wildlife expert Jonathan Elphick begins by defining the distinguishing features of birds before going on t...

 Creatures that can turn from a caterpillar into a butterfly or a moth fascinate everyone. But there are many other interesting things to observe i...

Dragonflies are as fascinating as they are beautiful. In this book readers will learn how to observe them in the wild and have them hover as close ...

This splendid book traces the journeys of more than 80 pioneering botanists who explored the unknown world and collected thousands of unusual plant...

We watch bees buzzing from plant to plant in our gardens, yet apart from worrying about being stung, many of us don't give them another thought. Bu...

Feed the Birds is designed as a resource for beginners and experienced birdwatchers alike. Covering 196 bird species that are attracted to backyard...

It hasn't rained in the forest for many weeks. And in the sunny clearing, everything is dry and scorched. Then, late one afternoon, a hot wind begi...

Gardening with native plants is perhaps the fastest-growing sector in the gardening world. More and more gardeners are discovering the pleasure and...

It is possible to grow trees from seed within a decade - the secret is to know what seeds to collect and how to prepare and plant them. This book...

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

How to Feed Backyard Birds: A Step-by-Step Guide for Kids is the perfect resource for beginners who are young (and not so young) to discover the ...

For amateur collectors or professional mycologists working in the field, this guidebook is quite simply the best North American mushroom reference ...

Nature at Night takes readers into the lives of some amazing, glowing animal and plant organisms that use the phenomena of bioluminescence; biofluo...

An essential guide to rearing butterflies and moths in a butterfly-friendly garden.This outstanding guidebook is for butterfly lovers and gardeners...

A behind-the-scenes look at a hospital for severely injured turtles.Turtles have been around for 220 million years -- longer than dinosaurs. But no...

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

Bestseller, ages 5 + up . Charming bird guide with companion sound device that plays the matching song of each bird, 12 common songbirds in all. Gr...

Rumble! Hiss! Squawk! Thwack! With just the touch of a button, readers can travel back 65 million years and more to find out what these 12 extraord...

Children (and adults) will marvel over the haunting sounds of the African savannah featured in this companion to The Little Book of Backyard Bird S...

The Little Book of Woodland Bird Songs features recordings of twelve bird songs from some of the best-known woodland species seen and heard in Nort...

 The shocking truth of plastic's impact on our planet -- and what we can do about it.The data is in and it's bad. We create and throw away too much...

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