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101 Questions about Desert Life
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101 Desert Wildflowers of the Southwest
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50 Common Insects of the Southwest
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by Alice Jablonsky
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by Janice Emily Bowers
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Answers to questions young people ages 8-12 commonly ask about the distinctive plants and animals of the American Southwest deserts. For more information...
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Describes and depicts 100 Southwest desert flowers. Full-color photos by the author and others. For more information...
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Insects are pictured in color with over 60 photos and a brief descriptions of behavior. For more information...
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70 Common Cacti of the Southwest
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Book of Answers
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Dragonflies of the Southwest
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by Pierre Fisher
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by David Wentworth Lazaroff
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by Kathy Biggs
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Describes and depicts 70 common cacti species of the Southwest deserts. Full-color photos by leading southwest photographers. For more information...
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Broken down into three sections: Getting to know the desert, the desert as one's backyard, and enjoying the desert. Seven useful appendixes cover a range of topics. For more information...
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129 species of Dragonflies and Damselflies, includes photographs. The first dragonfly guide for the Southwest. For more information...
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Desert Landscaping, The Book
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Desert Survival Skills
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Desert Survival Handbook + Outdoor Gizmos
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by George Brookbank
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by David Alloway
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Two guidebooks
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George Brookbank has distilled nearly twenty years' experience as an extension agent in urban horticulture with the University of Arizona. Learn how to start and maintain a healthy landscape in the Southwest. For more information...
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A practical, comprehensive handbook for both short-term and long-term survival in the deserts of the southwest. This book is must reading for anyone who goes into a desert, even if it is only for a day trip. For more information...
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Desert Survival Handbook - Learn to handle survival situations by following the fundamental principles of survival PLUS Outdoor Gizmos - A handy guide to constructing emergency sundials, compasses and other gizmos, intended for just about anybody who plans on spending some time out in nature. For more information...
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Desert Tortoise
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Desert Snakes
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Extreme Gardening
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by James W. Cornett
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by James W. Cornett
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by Dave Owens
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The Southwest's most beloved animal. This book answers questions about longevity, reproduction, where found and more! For more information...
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One of the desert's most fascinating group of animals. Includes every species of snake found in the Southwest desert. For more information...
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"Dave has been the Garden Guy for a long time, but with this book, he is now the Garden Guru of the southwest desert. Fray its pages, dirty your hands and use his knowledge."
--A. Wayne Smith, The Farm at South Mountain For more information...
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A Field Guide to Desert Holes & A Field Guide to Animal Tracks
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Rattlesnake, Portrait of a Predator
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Roadrunner
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Desert Holes by Pinau Merlin
Animal Tracks by Chris Stall
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by Manny Rubio
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by James W. Cornett
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Desert Holes - Includes over 60 drawings of desert animals, their holes, and their tracks, and over 50 full-color photographs. Animal Tracks - Includes 40 to 50 different animals and many birds most common in the Southwest region, with information on size, sounds, habitat, diet, and patterns of movement. For more information...
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A great reference and research guide for anyone wanting to learn more about rattlesnakes. The text is both enlightening and understandable. For more information...
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America's most popular bird. Includes new research discoveries. Loaded with remarkable photographs in full color. For more information...
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Southwest Nature Package: Bugs, Birds & Insects
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Venomous Animals & Venomous Critters
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50 Common Insects - Insects - one of the last mysteries of biology. So numerous we can't count them all, so varied we have only scratched the surface of the number of species, with behaviors we cannot even begin to explain. All covered insects are pictured in color with over 60 photos and a brief descriptions of behavior. Soft cover: 64 pages, 6" X 9"
50 Common Birds of the Southwest - Handy reference book describes and depicts 50 species commonly found in the Southwest, particularly those occurring in National Park Service Areas. Full-color, 64 page book. 6 x 9.
Common Dragonflies of the Southwest - Identify all the common and damselflies in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado & Northern California and ALL the species found in Southern California. 129 species of Dragonflies and Damselflies includes photographs. Photos of all males, most females. Includes descriptions of males, females, habitat, flight periods and distribution. The first dragonfly guide for the southwest.160 pages
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Venomous Animals of the Desert - Authoritative and fascinating accounts of the venomous animals found in the California deserts. The book is 36 pages, 6x9. Lots of color photographs. Bees, rattlesnakes, spiders, gila monster, wasps, ants, scorpions, velvet ants, conenose bugs, centipedes, and tarantulas.
Venomous Critters of the Southwest - Pocket guide - Rattlesnake, coralsnake, scorpion, and spider! The mere mention of these words sends most of us running for cover. In truth, these creatures don't present any great danger, as long as we know who they are, how they behave in nature, and what we should do to avoid unwanted encounters. It's all here, in a format that will fit easily in your shirt pocket or daypack.
This handy guide is perfect for hikers, visitors to the Southwest, and anyone else who is fearful of or fascinated with these intriguing dwellers of the Southwest.
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| EDUCATIONAL BOOKS BY TOPIC |
ANIMALS
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BIRDS
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DESERT LIFE
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Cougar Attacks
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Desert Dogs: Coyotes, Foxes and Wolves
Two Field Guides: Desert Holes plus Animal Tracks
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50 Common Birds of the Southwest
Secret Lives of Hummingbirds with pocket guide
Roadrunner
Southwest Nature Package Bugs-Birds-Cactus
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101 Questions About Desert Life
Book of Answers
Two Field Guides: Desert Holes plus Animal Tracks
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INSECTS
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LANDSCAPING/GARDENING
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PLANTS
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50 Common Insects of the Southwest
Dragonflies of the Southwest
Southwest Nature Package Bugs-Birds-Cactus
Venomous Animals Plus Venomous Critters
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Desert Landscaping CD-ROM - Plants for a Water-Scarce environment
Desert Landscaping The Book. Start and Maintain Landscapes in the desert
Extreme Gardening How To grow in the deserts
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100 Desert Wildflowers of the Southwest
70 Common Cacti of the Southwest
Mojave Desert Wildflowers
Flowers of the Southwest Deserts
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ROCK ART SYMBOLS
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ROCKS & MINERALS
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A Field Guide to Rock Art Symbols of the Southwest
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| 3-D PUZZLE MODELS - GREAT AMERICAN SOUTHWEST SERIES |
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 Great American Southwest 3D puzzle models. Consists of four sheets of beautifully grained plywood, precisely die cut into the- various model pieces. The model is manufactured to the same exacting standards as very popular museum quality dinosaur models. After carefully pressing out the pieces using only your fingers (no tools or glue necessary) the model is constructed by slipping the pieces together. Directions in English, Spanish, French and German as well as numbered diagrams aid in the construction. Also included is a slip of sand paper for any small adjustments that may be necessary.
The models are especially irresistible to the seven to fifteen age group. They are also very popular with teachers who are looking for more educational material.
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Tarantula
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Scorpion
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Gila Monster
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Tarantula |
Scorpion
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Gila Monster |
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Tarantula, Scorpion & Gila Monster 3D Puzzle Set
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