Whether you are a dedicated outdoors explorer or an armchair naturalist, these Dover delights will help you reconnect with Mother Nature.
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Recommendations... 101 Questions About the Seashore
by Sy Barlowe
Does the ocean ever freeze? How did the pistol shrimp get its name? Answers to these and many other questions in this handy question-and-answer guide to life forms thriving along the ocean's edge.
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| |  Finding Your Way Without Map or Compass
by Harold Gatty
Useful, instructive manual shows would-be explorers, hikers, bikers, scouts, sailors, and survivalists how to find their way outdoors by observing animals, weather patterns, shifting sands, and other elements of nature.
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 Adventures with a Microscope
by Richard Headstrom
Embark on 59 adventures in the natural world: the structures of numerous microscopic animals; what everyday objects really look like at the cellular level; preparing specimens and slides. 142 illustrations.
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| |  Animals of the Forest, Wetlands and Desert
by Dover
More than 120 accurately rendered, ready-to-color illustrations offer an entertaining introduction to the plants and animals of the United States and Canada. Fact-filled captions identify the creatures and their habitats.
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 Wild Animals I Have Known
by Ernest Thompson Seton
Eight masterful stories by noted naturalist offer blend of scientific observation and romanticism. Memorable characters include Old Lobo, the leader of a wolfpack; and Silverspot, a wise old crow. 200 black-and-white illustrations.
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| |  Fabre's Book of Insects
by Jean Henri Fabre
Beautiful, simply written observations about the beetle, cicada, praying mantis, glow-worm, wasp, grub, cricket, locust and other creatures, describing how they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more.
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Products in General | | |  | 1001 Questions Answered About Trees
by Rutherford Platt
Fascinating, fact-filled reference provides detailed data about age, size, and weight; suggestions for identifying trees, what trees to look for in certain states, much more. Over 100 illustrations, 21 photographs.
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|  | 1001 Questions Answered About the Seashore
by N. J. Berrill, Jacquelyn Berrill
Over 1,000 questions and answers about sea snails, sponges, starfish, fishes, shore birds, and other marine creatures. Includes appearance, breeding, growth, feeding, much more. 167 drawings. 16 pages of photos.
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| |  | 1001 Questions Answered About: Earthquakes, Avalanches, Floods and Other Natural Disasters
by Barbara Tufty
Answers 1001 questions about natural disasters: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, avalanches, landslides, floods, droughts, fires, and animal plagues. A very informative, readable book. 18 photographs, 23 line drawings.
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| |  | 101 Questions About Dinosaurs
by Philip J. Currie, Eva B. Koppelhus
Early scientific discoveries; the sizes, nesting habits and eyesight of dinosaurs, and many other intriguing aspects of those magnificent creatures.
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| | 101 Questions About the Seashore
by Sy Barlowe
Does the ocean ever freeze? How did the pistol shrimp get its name? Answers to these and many other questions in this handy question-and-answer guide to life forms thriving along the ocean's edge.
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| |  | Adventures with a Hand Lens
by Richard Headstrom
Clearly written guide to observing and studying flowers and grasses, fish scales, moth and insect wings, egg cases, buds, and more — all with an ordinary magnifying glass. 209 line drawings.
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| | Adventures with a Microscope
by Richard Headstrom
Embark on 59 adventures in the natural world: the structures of numerous microscopic animals; what everyday objects really look like at the cellular level; preparing specimens and slides. 142 illustrations.
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|  | African Plains Coloring Book
by Dianne Gaspas-Ettl
Forty-one realistic scenes of wildlife in their natural habitats, including a giraffe at a water hole and a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound. Captions.
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|  | American Wild Flowers Coloring Book
by Paul Kennedy
Learn to identify 46 of the most important wildflowers, from Rickett's collection — lady's slipper, black-eyed susan, bird's foot violet, cardinal flower, pitcher plant, trout lily, others.
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|  | American Wildlife and Plants
by A. C. Martin, Francis A. Davis
This guide explores distribution and feeding habits of more than 1,000 species of mammals, birds, and fish. "A classic in its field and a must for every naturalist." — Natural History. 300 illustrations.
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|  | Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc
by Jim Harter
Selected for its visual impact and ease of use, this outstanding collection of wood engravings presents over 1,000 species of animals in extremely lifelike poses. Includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and other invertebrates.
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|  | Aquarium Fish Stained Glass Coloring Book
by Carolyn Relei
Create glowing mini-aquariums on paper by coloring attractive, boldly outlined drawings of Tiger Barb, Discus, Swordtail, Spiny Eel, Guppy, Goldfish, 10 others. 16 full-page designs.
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|  | Art Forms in Nature
by Ernst Haeckel
Multitude of strangely beautiful natural forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, Ciliata, diatoms, calcareous sponges, Tubulariidae, Siphonophora, Semaeostomeae, star corals, starfishes, much more. All images in black and white.
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| |  | Baby Animals Coloring Book
by Ruth Soffer
Nature lovers and coloring book fans of all ages will enjoy coloring 30 adorable creatures: four little piglets and their mom, two white-tailed fawns, a pair of beagle pups, three lion cubs, more.
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