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"Professor T.E. Shaw of Purdue University, author of this publication who died shortly after he made this latest revision, was the first Indiana Extension Forester to work with 4-H Club boys in forestry. During the past 20 years he has brought this knowledge to many hundreds of 4-H boys who are now rural leaders or owners of farm timber themselves. As a result of his long experience this bulletin has been prepared with the hope that the study of trees...
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Describes and illustrates in full color 143 species of the most important and familiar trees in North America, with a range map for each tree listed. Learn: how to recognize tree shapes, flowers, buds, leaves, and fruits; where each species grow; parts of a tree, and the various kinds of trees.
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This edition includes 100 color photographs of tracks and sign, more than 1,000 line drawings, and updated nomenclature for all the mammals of North America. The text includes descriptions of habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges and is filled with natural history stories.
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[2004]
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So many trees, so little time. What's a nature lover to do? If you can't tell the difference between an Eastern hemlock and a scrub pine, or a cottonwood and a black willow, 101 Trees of Indiana is the field guide for you. 101 Trees of Indiana contains all you need to identify a tree in the Hoosier State, whatever the season. Not since Dr. Charles Deam's Trees of Indiana was published in 1953 has the subject been covered so thoroughly. Ecologist Marion...
8) Tree
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IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
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1050L
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English
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Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, the creatures that live in trees, and other aspects.
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A field guide to butterflies and moths around the world, each depicted by a full-color photograph with a caption that describes key features and points of differentiation. The Dorling Kindersley handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations. Dorling Kindersley Handbooks make identification easy and accurate....
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[2000]
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"Forty percent or more of Indiana's wildflowers will not be found in any of the available field guides. Field Guide to Indiana Wildflowers fills that gap. The book includes all of the herbaceous species - a total of 1,564 - recorded in Indiana (except grasses, sedges, and rushes). It contains 640 color photographs, one for every group of visually similar species. The photographs representing more than one species are accompanied by text and numerous...
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Provides an illustrated guide to North American wild edible plants. In this edition, Foster revises Angier's foraging handbook, updating the taxonomy and adding more than a dozen species. Scientific information for a general audience and full-color illustrations combine with intriguing accounts of the plants' uses, making this a practical guide for modern-day foragers. --From publisher description.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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640L
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English
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A guide to sixteen trees found in the United States, providing information about their lifespans and uses, leaves, bark, and seeds.
A guide to sixteen trees found in the United States provides information about their lifespans and uses, leaves, bark, and seeds.
15) Trees of Indiana
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All admirers of fine nature art in Indiana and the Midwest know the distinctive and intricate paintings of Maryrose Wampler. Her work is found in homes, offices and business establishments, and it has been displayed and sold by the best art galleries and print dealers.
16) Trees of North America; a field guide to the major native and introduced species north of Mexico
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This is a field guide to the identification of 594 of some 865 speicies of trees native to North America north of Mexico. Included are the most common and most important species and also many that are less familiar but no less interesting.
17) American outrage
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A top TV journalist, Jake Carlson is used to dragging himself through dirt to get to the truth. When his adopted son, Sam, asks Jake to use his muckraking talents to find Sam's birht mother, Jake is stunned by the ugly secrets he unearths: an international crime syndicate, an illegal adoption ring,and corrupt politician, the patriarch of an old New York financial dynasty. At first galvanized by a career-making scoop,Jake-and his son-are soon targeted...
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[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
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English
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Featuring a special section on how children can make a tree identification book of their own, this title is a bright and colorful introduction to trees, leaves, and their inner workings in nature.
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