Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year, Revised and in Color | 
| Author: Mary Blocksma
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/Regional
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1834444
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 350
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 047208982X
Dewey Decimal Number: 508.77
EAN: 9780472089826
ASIN: 047208982X
Publication Date: March 25, 2004
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Does the world need another naturalist's field guide? It's a terribly crowded genre, but if the field guide in question is Mary Blocksma's Naming Nature, the answer is a resounding yes. Blocksma ordinarily writes for children, and her patient, warm-hearted explanations of why nature works the way it does are just right for the curious adult as well. ("I've been sharing my cabin with several hundred spiders this summer," she writes, "and I've found them to be quite retiring.") Blocksma argues along the way that we could all use some "natural literacy" to go along with the cultural literacy that's lately been bandied about. She's right, of course, and her book, which favors the Midwest and Atlantic Seaboard regions of the United States, is a lively start.
Product Description
From blue moons to bald eagles, this new edition of Great Lakes Nature -- now lavishly illustrated in color -- is a guide to nature's everyday but overlooked gems. With an open-mind and the curiosity of an old-fashioned naturalist, author Mary Blocksma furnishes more than just ecological nomenclature; she unearths a treasure trove of tips, hints, and trivia.
Blocksma set out to identify her Great Lakes environment just a name at a time, a few times a week, for a year. Coming upon a bird, tree, or natural phenomenon she doesn't recognize, the author takes us along on her process of learning.
The result is a book that educates through the delight of serendipitous discovery as it transports the armchair explorer out of the living room and into the forests and wetlands of the Great Lakes region.
Mary Blocksma is a freelance writer and artist. She has published more than twenty-one books, including Necessary Numbers, Great Lakes Solo, and Lake Lover's Year.
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| Customer Reviews:
Engaging and informative. January 9, 1999
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is an engaging read, light, yet highly informative. It is instructive with a fresh perspective on nature. You'll learn about plants and animals that you have probably taken for granted for years. Mary has researched to the nth degree, but delivers with a childlike sense of discovery. It will be hard for you to put it down.
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