"A perfect introduction to the wonders of nature." —John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada Take a walk in the mountains with this beautiful companion for outdoor adventures. If you’ll be exploring the Sierra Nevada range with children, bring along this slender, illustrated book featuring commonly found natural wonders in their mountain habitat. This highly visual, place-based natural history weaves together simple identification keys and whimsical, factual insights, clearly organized by trees, wildflowers, shrubs, mammals, and birds. Written by a Montessori teacher…mehr
"A perfect introduction to the wonders of nature." —John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada Take a walk in the mountains with this beautiful companion for outdoor adventures. If you’ll be exploring the Sierra Nevada range with children, bring along this slender, illustrated book featuring commonly found natural wonders in their mountain habitat. This highly visual, place-based natural history weaves together simple identification keys and whimsical, factual insights, clearly organized by trees, wildflowers, shrubs, mammals, and birds. Written by a Montessori teacher expressly to foster observation skills and a love of nature in young children, this book provides a depth of information and full-color watercolors that will engage the whole family.
Joanna Howes has a bachelor’s degree in natural history and ecology, as well as a master’s degree in education. She is a naturalist and Montessori teacher in Tahoe Vista, California.
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CONTENTS: 6 Trees 8 Quaking Aspen 9 Incense Cedar 10 Mountain Alder 11 Lodgepole Pine 12 Jeffrey Pine 14 Canyon Live Oak 15 Pacific Dogwood 16 Sugar Pine 17 White Fir 18 Mammals 20 Coyote 21 Chipmunk 22 Chickaree (Douglas Squirrel) 23 Black Bear 24 Western Gray Squirrel 25 Mule Deer 26 Shrubs 27 Wild Rose 28 Manzanita 29 Bitterbrush 30 Wildflowers 32 Lupine 33 Giant Red Paintbrush 34 Crimson Columbine 35 Woolly Mule’s Ears 36 Birds 38 Steller’s Jay 39 White-Headed Woodpecker 40 Northern Flicker 41 Red-Breasted Nuthatch 42 Mountain Chickadee 43 Rufous Hummingbird 44 American Robin 46 Glossary 47 Natural History Resources 48 Author’s Note 48 About the Author and Illustrator