Ah spring! The time of renewal and awakening, and new natural history books. No sooner had we published the previous notice of a new forthcoming title than an e-mail message arrived bringing news of another: The Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Written by Brooks M. Burr and Lawrence M. Page with illustrations [...]
The latest addition to the Peterson Field Guide series presents all the essential information needed to establish a bird-friendly backyard.
If only the eleventh chapter of Elizabeth J. Rosenthal’s Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson was the entirety of the book, it would still be well worth the cover price…
Let’s face it – natural history enthusiasts can sometimes be a tough lot for whom to buy gifts; especially if you don’t personally share, or even know much about, their particular interests. Alternatively, even if you do share a common interest with the gift-worthy person or people in your life, you might be at a [...]
Douglas Carlson’s biography is sufficiently expansive in scope to encompass the many facets of Peterson without being unwieldy in length or needlessly excessive in detail.