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Books in Peterson First Guide series

  • A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras

    Roger Tory Peterson, Kenneth L. Gosner

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sept. 1, 1999)
    More than 1,000 illustrations, arranged according to visual similarities, show plant and animal species of the Atlantic Coast from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras. This guide includes information on how to locate each species by geographic range, tidal range, tidal level, season, topography, and climate.
  • Peterson First Guide to Dinosaurs

    John C. Kricher, Gordon Morrison

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin (T), April 15, 1990)
    Features more than one hundred dinosaurs and explains how recent scientific discoveries have changed our view of the way these fascinating creatures lived. 100 color illustrations.
  • Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America

    Jackie Leatherbury Douglass, Roger Tory Peterson, John Douglass

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 15, 1998)
    Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.
  • Peterson First Guide to Seashores

    John C. Kricher, Roger Tory Peterson, Gordon Morrison

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 15, 1998)
    This complete guide covers 317 of the most common and conspicuous plants and animals of the seashores, from jellyfish and kelp to clams, gulls, and whales. Species are grouped by habitat so readers know what they can expect to see along sandy beaches, in rocky tide pools, or in mud flats.
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  • Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America

    Roger Tory Peterson

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 14, 2010)
    Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
  • Peterson First Guide to Birds of North America

    Roger Tory Peterson

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Feb. 20, 1998)
    Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.
  • Peterson First Guide to Insects of North America

    Christopher Leahy, Richard E. White

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin (P), March 15, 1987)
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  • Peterson First GuideR to Clouds and Weather

    John A. Day, Vincent J. Schaefer, Roger Tory Peterson

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin, )
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  • Hawks

    Wm S. Clark

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Company, Jan. 15, 1999)
    Includes all 39 species of North American hawks and other diurnal raptors including eagles, falcons, and vultures.
  • Peterson First Guide to Mammals of North America

    Peter C. Alden, Roger Tory Peterson, Richard Philip Grossenheider

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 15, 1998)
    Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus on the animals, plants, and other natural things you are most likely to see. They make it fun to get into the field and easy to progress to the full-fledged Peterson Guides.
  • Peterson First Guides: Fishes, A Simplified Field Guide to Common Fishes of North America

    Michael Filisky, Roger Tory Peterson, Sarah Landry

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin (P), March 15, 1989)
    More than 200 of the most common freshwater and saltwater fishes are featuredin this guide for the beginning naturalist. Each fish is described in clear,vivid detail complete with illustration.
  • A Field Guide to Western Birds' Nests

    Hal H. Harrison, Roger Tory Peterson, Mada Harrison

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, )
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