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The Wild Woods Guide: From Minnesota to Maine, the Nature and Lore of the Great North Woods

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The Wild Woods Guide: From Minnesota to Maine, the Nature and Lore of the Great North Woods
Doug Bennet , and Tim Tiner
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0060936010
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Book Description

Ever wonder how porcupines procreate? Where you can best see the northern lights? How many fireflies it takes to equal the light of a 40-watt bulb? The answers-and much, much more-are in this fascinating, indispensable guide to America's Great North Woods.

The Wild Woods Guide is the perfect introduction and companion to one of the world's largest and most beautiful forest regions. Filled with helpful and often little-known information about the plants, animals, rocks, and other natural phenomena encountered in the swathe of forest that stretches from Minnesota to Maine, this guidebook is almost as fun and interesting as actually going out into the woods yourself.

Whether you're an occasional hiker or a seasoned woodsperson, this entertaining collection of facts and tore will prove as useful to pack as it is wonderful to read.

Veteran birders, canoers, and campers, Doug Bennet and Tim Tiner are the authors of the bestselling guidebooks to Ontario's wilderness, Up North and Up North Again. They are members of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists and live in Toronto with their families.

Customer Reviews:

so much to know.......2006-11-16

no matter how much you think you know about the natural northern world, specifically flora and fauna, this book knows more. sure, we all know that a spider's webbing can be twice as strong as steel for its size but did you know that spiders can custom blend their webbing for different tasks? stretchy, sticky, tough..umm...buoyant..er ,well, other qualities relevant to spiders. its like a more basic, easier to understand kinda string theory.. sorry, slipping off topic here. this book is great, breezily written, funny even. get it, put it in the bathroom and in just 30 mins a day.. no,wait, that's the learning company..you will be able to amaze and confound all your friends from wood chucks to marine biologists with your arcane knowledge of the great outdoors. well, hey, its working that way for me.

Very nice book.......2003-12-14

Very entertaining, I was not disappointed. I would have rated it 5 stars if it only had color illustrations (instead of black-and-white).

I loved this book.......2003-04-14

Having just lived through another l-o-n-g winter for the privilege of living in the northwoods, this book was like a breath of fresh air. From mosses to white pines, water striders to black bears, this very readable book covers most everything you're likely to find in the northern woods -- and there are even segments on clouds and constellations. One-stop shopping for all your info needs if you love the woods and are curious about its other inhabitants. Lots of little-known facts written in an intelligent and engaging fashion. An easy-to-use reference that even children could enjoy, with entries that make you want to check out "just one more thing." After buying it yesterday we had a long road trip ahead of us -- that sort of flew by as I read entries aloud to my husband. It would be a great addition to our cabin "library" on a pine shelf behind the woodstove, but I kind of think I'll keep it here at home, close at hand.

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