Posts Tagged ‘nature’
Will to Live
In a survival situation, life really does hang in the balance, and a wrong decision could spell the difference between life and death. No one knows this better than Les Stroud, who has survived everywhere from the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the snake–infested jungles of the Amazon. In Will to Live, Les examines…
Read MoreBeyond Survivorman
Physical and Spiritual Survival with the Last Remote Cultures on the Planet Les Stroud has logged over half a million miles across the globe-from the lush jungles of Papua New Guinea and the sun-scorched sands of the Kalahari to the harsh cold of the Canadian Arctic. He has survived for weeks at a time in…
Read MoreLetters to My Grandchildren
In these inspiring letters to his grandchildren, David Suzuki speaks eloquently about their future and challenges them to be agents of change and to do everything with commitment and passion. He also explains why sports, fishing, feminism, and failure are important; why it is dangerous to deny our biological nature; and why First Nations must…
Read MoreBugs of Ontario
A fun-filled field guide into the creepy-crawly world of Ontario’s bugs. Learn about 125 of the coolest bugs you might encounter in the province’s great outdoors. John Acorn, an avid “bugster” and host of the popular television series The Nature Nut, supp
Read MorePeterson Field Guides Insects
Covers over five hundred families of North American insects
Read MorePeterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern/Central North America
Golden Guide Trees of North America
Presents a handbook for the identification of over five hundred species of trees by illustration and text.
Read MoreSpirit of the Wolf
An ingenious new twist on a classic word game – so you can play anytime and anywhere you want and now you can play even when there’s no friend around. It works much like a lottery ticket: each page features one puzzle, and each puzzle has the 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by silver…
Read MoreMammals of Ontario
Ontario’s diverse mammal population is beautifully portrayed in this comprehensive and easy-to-use field guide. Colour-coded header bars organize the mammals into seven major groups. Large, full-colour photographs are complemented by colour illustrations, detailed drawings of prints and tracks and range maps. All species are indexed in an illustrated quick reference guide. The text includes detailed…
Read MorePeterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs
A reference to the medicinal plants and herbs of eastern and central North America includes specific remedies for asthma, headaches, colds, stomachaches, depression, and many other common ailments.
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