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GALAPAGOS 2E (Smithsonian Natural History Series)

2 reviews
KRICHER JOHN

Smithsonian, 2002

Planning a trip to the Galapagos? Don't miss this book!
I was headed to the Galapagos Islands and bought this book on a whim - mostly because it had the Smithsonian series name and I wanted to learn more about the islands (Biology class was a long time ago). It was not only full of interesting information about the wildlife of the islands, but it was entertaining as well (not dry). I suppose it depends on your sense of humor, but here's an excerpt: ...

Galapagos: A Natural History

2 reviews
John Kricher

Princeton University Press, 2006

Galapagos: A Natural History
This is an outstanding text on the Galapagos Islands. The author covers a number of important biological concepts in a readable text that makes one eager to visit the islands. I have, but when I read Kricher's accounts of the geology, botany, and zoology of these islands I cannot wait to return. This is an outstanding book for high school and college students and for anyone who loves natural ...

A Field Guide to Eastern Forests: North America (Peterson Field Guides (R))

6 reviews

Houghton Mifflin, 1998

Introducing the Eastern Forest
The purpose of this guide is not to assist one in identifying species of flora and fauna found in the Eastern Forest--such a tome would be monumental in size--but rather to instill in the reader an understanding of the forest's general dynamics. The book is divided into eight sections; they are: 1) How to use this book 2) Forest field marks 3) Eastern forest communities 4) Disturbance and ...

Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Forests
John C. Kricher

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988

A Neotropical Companion

18 reviews
John Kricher

Princeton University Press, 1999

really fun for the amateur naturalist
This is just a great book if you like this sort of stuff. The content is thorough but not overwhelming, and the author does a really good job making the complex science of neotropical ecology accessible for non-academics. I purchased it before I traveled to birdwatch in Costa Rica and wowed my companions with little tidbits and facts that I pulled pretty much verbatim from the book. It opens ...

Peterson First Guide to Forests (Peterson First Guides (R))
John C. Kricher

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

This guide describes and illustrates the 50 different kinds of forest and related habitats found throughout the United States and Canada, from the boreal forests and tundra of the north to the mangrove swamps, desert scrub, and giant saguaro forests of the south.

A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain and Southwest Forests (Peterson Field Guides (R))

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

This comprehensive field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forest communities of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. It includes 53 color plates and more than 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies, beetles, and other insects.

Un Companero Neotropical (A Tropical Companion)
John Kricher

American Birding Association, 2006

Spanish Edition of John Kricher's A Neotropical Companion

A Field Guide to California and Pacific Northwest Forests (Peterson Field Guides (R))

Houghton Mifflin, 1998

This comprehensive field guide includes all the flora and fauna you're most likely to see in the forests of California and the Pacific Northwest. With 53 color plates and 80 color photos illustrating trees, birds, mammals, wildflowers, mushrooms, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies, moths, and other insects.

Peterson Field Guide Color-In Books: Dinosaurs (Peterson Field Guide Color-In Books)
John C. Kricher

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

From the green Proceratops to the fearsome orangy gray Tyrannosaurus rex, coloring your own field guide is the most enjoyable way to learn about dinosaurs. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief description that educates as it entertains. Place the new color stickers next to the drawings for a visual reference while coloring. Coloring the drawings helps reinforce the color, image, and shape of each dinosaur, improving your memory and perception ...

Peterson First Guide to Dinosaurs (Peterson First Guides (R))
John C. Kricher

Houghton Mifflin, 1999

Features more than one hundred dinosaurs and explains how recent scientific discoveries have changed our view of the way these fascinating creatures lived.

Peterson First Guide to Seashores (Peterson First Guides (R))

1 review
John C. Kricher

Houghton Mifflin, 1998

Detailed and well done guide to seashore animals.
This field guide to seashores is well explained, especially for beginners encouraged to learn more about the life in tidepools. The color illustrations are also nice and detailed. Buy this one before you start on the original official Peterson Field guides. Recommened for beginning and intermediate learners.

Seashores (Peterson Field Guide Color-In Books)
John C. Kricher

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Color your own field guide and make nature come alive. Coloring your own field guide, from the delicate pink of a Roseate Spoonbill to the greenish brown of a Horseshoe Crab, is the most enjoyable way to learn about seashores. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief description that educates as it entertains. Place the new color stickers next to the drawings for a visual reference while you work. Coloring the drawings helps reinforce the image, ...

Four Neotropical Rainforests. (book reviews): An article from: Wilson Bulletin
John C. Kricher

Wilson Ornithological Society, 1992

This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on March 1, 1992. The length of the article is 1103 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Four Neotropical Rainforests. (book ...

ECOLOGY OF WESTERN FORESTS (Peterson Field Guide Series, #45)
John C. Kricher, Roger Tory Peterson

Houghton Mifflin, 1993

Companion volume to Eastern Forests, these are the first field guides that go beyond identification to interpretation, combining wildlife and plant life in a single volume, and providing today's environmentally conscious readers with insightful, intriguing ecological information. 48 color plates. 50 line drawings.

Behold the Mighty Dinosaur
John Kricher

Recorded Books, LLC, 2007

Dinosaurs-the word means "fearfullly great reptile"-have been a source of fascination ever since their discovery in England early in the nineteenth century. Aside from birds, all dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, yet, before then, they dominated earth's terrestial habitats for about 160 million years, far longer than primates, ir humans, have been around.

Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation. (book reviews): An article from: Wilson Bulletin
John C. Kricher

Wilson Ornithological Society, 1998

This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on June 1, 1998. The length of the article is 871 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Neotropical Birds: Ecology and ...

A Field Guide to Dinosaurs Coloring Book (Peterson Field Guide Colouring Books)
John C. Kricher, Gordon Morrison

Houghton Mifflin (P), 1989

Written by a renowned biologist and illustrated by a leading wildlife artist, this coloring book is unique in its scientific accuracy. Dinosaurs are a favorite with children now, and this book makes learning fun.

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