Books in Nature Colouring Books series

The varied forms and coloring of native American waterfowl make them ideal subjects for a coloring book. This collection of ready-to-color drawings includes over 40 full-page plates, rendered in accurate detail by wildlife artist Ruth Soffer. The illustrations depict a rich array of species in their natural habitats: Trumpeter swan; Canada goose; Green-winged teal; Tundra swan; Emperor goose; Common loon; Ruddy duck; Mallard duck; Northern shoveler; Wood duck; Blue goose; Hooded merganser; and many more. Coloring these drawings and reading the informative captions offer not only hours of enjoyable entertainment but also a wonderful opportunity to learn to recognize and identify some of our most interesting and colorful native birds.

A stroll through the magnificent natural museums known as botanical gardens refreshes the spirits while dazzling the senses. With this entertaining and fact-filled coloring book, nature lovers (and colorists, too) can visit 37 of these popular showplaces throughout the United States and Canada.Carefully researched and meticulously rendered illustrations range from the magnificent topiary sculptures at Green Animals in Portsmouth, Rhode Island to the lush palms of Fairchild Tropical Gardens in Miami, Florida. Other splendid sites include the Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, New York; Longwood Gardens in Kennet Square, Pennsylvania; the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.; the gardens at Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello; the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx; Boyce-Thompson Southwestern Arboretum in Superior, Arizona; the Royal Botanical Garden in Hamilton, Ontario; and more.Each site is included on a full-page map of the United States and Canada and accompanied by captions that identify and describe each location. This collection of eye-filling illustrations is certain to delight naturalists of all ages.

Children can color their way through time with this new history of the world coloring book. These bright and brilliant maps feature illustrations of everything from famous battles to fantastic inventions and amazing architecture to world leaders. Children can color in the pictures and learn as they go from the bite-size historical facts accompanying each picture. The last page of the book features a timeline of some of the best bits of history.

Take a good look at the beady eyes, sharp teeth, and forked tongues of these monstrous reptiles. Thirty meticulously accurate mug shots for you to color depict a Galapagos tortoise, king cobra, American alligator, bearded dragon, flying lizard, thorny devil, and other animals. Brief captions accompany the portraits, and the inside covers feature full-body, black-and-white thumbnails of each reptile.

What deep-sea creature has eight arms but no feet? Which playful birds can't fly but are excellent swimmers? Children will find out in this informative coloring book featuring simple portraits of 30 different marine animals. The pictures are accompanied by easy-to-read captions that will introduce kids to a sea lion, humpback whale, penguin, great white shark, swordfish, sailfish, stingray, manatee, octopus, hermit crab, sea turtles, and other intriguing animals.

This coloring book has something for garden lovers of all ages--from a spring bulb garden bursting with tulips and daffodils to summer flower beds filled with brilliantly colored blossoms that attract butterflies. Just add a touch of color and bring to life more than twenty different garden settings, including those featuring lovely roses and climbing florals, as well as plots of ground set aside for cacti and edible flowers.Nature artist Ruth Soffer has accurately rendered full-page, realistic images of familiar flowers, birds, and butterflies to celebrate the beauty that lies just beyond the doorstep. A caption under each illustration describes the garden shown and cites the common and scientific names of plants displayed.