The latest addition to the Peterson Field Guides Backyard Bird Guides series, Bill Thompson III’s Bird Homes and Habitats, has now been released from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Thompson Completes His Trilogy
Book News and Reviews
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Birds in a Cage
As is now taught in special courses designed to aide military personnel in the event of their being captured, one of the greatest dangers to the psychological health, and thus the physical endurance and well-being, of a person held in captivity is that of boredom.
Sharkopedia
The variety of shark species to be found in the world’s oceans is truly remarkable. From the well-known “charismatic” species to the popularly all but unknown carpet, cat, and weasel sharks, the myriad sizes, shapes, and ecological niches occupied by these creatures is truly amazing.
Before Audubon there was Wilson
While Audubon may be the name most commonly associated with early ornithology in the U.S., there were other naturalists who were hard at work before him documenting the birdlife to be found in the newly founded country, foremost among them was Alexander Wilson.