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Books referenced in Field Trip Presentation at the WALDSFE 2004 Conference
by Loha Brown
edited by Doreen Blanding

These are books I’ve used as a resource during our Washington State learning trips.  I do not necessarily recommend these books as each of us has different needs.  This list is provided as documentation of the books shared at WALDSFE Conference.  You may wish to highlight titles that interest you.

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Title Author
Trees of North America Brockman/Merrilees
Teaching Kids About Birds Eirik A. T. Blom
Birds of the Puget Sound Region Bob Mores, Tom Aversa and Hal Opperman
Birds of Washington Field Guide Stan Tekiela
Birds of North America Robbins, Bruun, Zim, Singer
Birds of the Pacific N. W. Mountains Jan L. Wassink
Eyewitness Book: Bird David Burnie
Wildflowers of Washington C. P. Lyons
Mushrooms of Northwest North America Helene M. E. Schalkwijk-Barendsen
The Wild Berry Book Katie Letcher Lyle
Peterson Field Guides mammals William H. Burt/Richard P. Grossenheider
Handbook of Nature Study Anna Botsford Comstock
Passionate Slugs & Hollywood Frogs; An uncommon Field guide to N. W. Backyards Patricia K. Lichen
River Walking Songbirds & Singing Coyotes; An Uncommon Field guide to N. W. Mountains Patricia K. Lichen
Brittle Stars & Mudbugs; An uncommon Field Guide to N. W. shorelines & Wetlands Patricia K. Lichen
Tacks, Scats & Signs Leslie Dendy
Whose Tracks Are These? A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals Jim Nail
Eyewitness Books: Insects Laurence Mound
Ghost Camps and Boom Towns JoAnn Roc
Exploring Washington's Past; A Road Guide to History Ruth Kirk & Carmela Alexander
A Rough Guide to the Pacific Northwest: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon Phil Lee
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals Annibale Mottana, Rodolfo Crespi & G. Liborio
Eyewitness Books: Astronomy Kristen Lippincott
The Young Astronomer Usborne guide
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars David Chandler
Lewis and Clark for Kids Janis Herbert
Pioneer Crafts Barbara Greenwood
The Big book of Nature Projects The Children's School of Science
Nature Crafts for Kids Gwen Diehn & Terry Krautwurst
 

 

   

Last update: November, 2006

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