Cindy | July 1, 2010
I’m on a mission to help you find the best field guides on the market – and I have another treasure to share with you! The Finders Field Guides published by Nature Study Guild Publishers are unlike any field guide I’ve ever used. Instead of colorful, realistic illustrations or actual photographs of nature examples, there [...]
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Cindy | May 14, 2010
I recently happened upon a new-to-me field guide publisher that I’m loving. Adventure Publications puts out small (4 3/8 x 6″), but jam-packed, guides on all sorts of nature subjects. Most importantly for me, they offer not only general field guides, but many that are state or region specific, too! Don’t let the fact that [...]
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Cindy | April 13, 2010
Forest Explorer: A Life-sized Field Guide was a terrific recent find at my library. Our family often walks in woodland areas and this simple field guide has already answered many of our questions about the common critters we see. Some of which we’ve seen for years and never known what they were! For each season, [...]
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Cindy | December 1, 2009
During the month of December,my family will be using the Animal Signs NaturExplorers unit. Finding signs of animals and tracks are rather easy this time of year with much of the land and trees “uncovered” by the Lord. The most difficult part of studying animal signs for me is recognizing animal tracks. So many look [...]
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Tags: animal signs, animal tracks, field guide, identification, nature study, nature walk