Naming Nature
Guides to the Great Outdoors

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The Big Picture

NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
Terence Dickinson, 2006
Q / 523 / DIC

Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Solar System
Ian Ridpath, 2007
523 / RID

Sun Observer’s Guide
Pam Spence, 2004
523.7 / SPE

The Planet Observer’s Handbook
Fred W. Price, 2000
523.4 / PRI

The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
Theodore Gray, 2009
Q / 546 / GRA


The Atmosphere

National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Weather
Jonathan D.W. Kahl, 1998
551.5 / KAH

An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere
Gabrielle Walker, 2007
551.5 / WAL

Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a Nineteenth-Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry
Scott Huler, 2004
551.518 / HUL

The Cloudspotter’s Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds
Gavin Pretor-Pinney, 2006
551.576 / PRE


The Earth

Geology for Nongeologists
Frank R. Spellman, 2009
550 / SPE

Guide to Minerals, Rocks & Fossils
A.C. Bishop, A.R. Woolley, W.R. Hamilton, 2005
552 / BIS

Rock and Gem
Ronald Louis Bonewitz, 2008
553.8 / BON

Gems of the World
Cally Oldershaw, 2008
553.8 / OLD

Fossils at a Glance
Clare Milsom, Sue Rigby, 2004
560 / MIL


Living Water

Water: The Drop of Life
Peter Swanson, 2001
Q / 333.91 / SWA

Ocean
American Museum of Natural History, 2006
Q / 551.46 / OCE

Guide to the Oceans
John Pernetta, 2004
551.46 / PER

Rivers of America
Tim Palmer, 2006
Q / 551.483 / PAL

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes: North America
Carter R. Gilbert and James D. Williams, 2002
597.097 / GIL

National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World
Pieter A. Folkens, Randall R. Reeves ... [et al.], 2002
599.5 / NAT

Guide to Seashells of the World
A.P.H. Oliver, 2004
594.1477 / OLI

Shells
Paul Starosta,Jacques Senders, Paolo Portoghesi, 2007
Q / 594 / STA


The Land

Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape
Barry Lopez, editor, Debra Gwartney, managing editor, 2006
910.014 / HOM

Life in the Soil: A Guide for Naturalists and Gardeners
James B. Nardi, 2007
591.757 / NAR

Illinois Wilds
Michael R. Jeffords, Susan L. Post, and Kenneth R. Robertson, 1995
Q / 574.9773 / JEF

The Field Guide to Fields: Hidden Treasures of Meadows, Prairies and Pastures
Bill Laws, 2010
578.74 / LAW

The National Grasslands: A Guide to America’s Undiscovered Treasures
Francis Moul, 2006
917.8 / MOU

A Field Guide to the North American Prairie
Stephen R. Jones and Ruth Carol Cushman, 2004
578.744 / JON

Guide to Wetlands
Patrick Dugan, general editor, 2005
578.768 / DUG

A Field Guide to the Wetlands of Illinois
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 2000
577.68 / FIE


Flora

Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification: Thomas J. Elpel’s Herbal Field Guide to Plant Families
Thomas J. Elpel, 2004
Q / 581.634 / ELP

The Sibley Guide to Trees
David Allen Sibley, 2009
582.16 / SIB

Forest Trees of Illinois
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 2006
582.16 / FOR

Extraordinary Leaves
Dennis Schrader, 2008
Q / 581.48 / SCH

Tree Bark: A Color Guide
Hugues Vaucher , translated and edited by James E. Eckenwalder, 2003
582.16 / VAU

The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants
Department of the Army, 2009
581.632 / DEP

Wild Roots: A Forager’s Guide to the Edible and Medicinal Roots, Tubers, Corms, and Rhizomes of North America
Doug Elliott, 1995
581.63 / ELL

Prairie Plants of the Midwest: Identification and Ecology
Russell R. Kirt, 1995
581.744 / KIR

Wetlands and Quiet Waters of the Midwest
Torkel Korling, 2005
581.768 / KOR

Illinois Wildflowers
Don Kurz, 2004
582.09773 / KUR

Tallgrass Prairie Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Plants of the Prairie Midwest
Doug Ladd, 2005
582.13 / LAD

Grasses: An Identification Guide
Lauren Brown, 1979
584.9 / BRO

Ferns (Illustrated Flora of Illinois)
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, 1999
587.3 / MOH

Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World
Ian R. Hall and others, 2003
579.6 / EDI

Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois & Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide
Joe McFarland and Gregory M. Mueller, 2009
579.61632 / MCF

Lichens
William Purvis, 2000
579.7 / PUR


Fauna

Mammals of North America
Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, and Kenn Kaufmann, 2004
599.097 / BOW

Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species
Mark Elbroch, 2003
591.479 / ELB

Beavers & Other Rodents: A Portrait of the Animal World
Paul Sterry, 1998
Q / 599.35 / STE

North American Tree Squirrels
Michael A. Steele and John L. Koprowski, 2001
599.36 / STE

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America
Roger Tory Peterson; with contributions from Michael DiGiorgio and others, 2008
598.097 / PET

Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide
Audubon; Peter Frances, editor; contributors, BirdLife International, David Burnie, 2007
Q / 598 / BIR

Birds of Illinois
Sheryl DeVore, Steven D. Bailey, Gregory Kennedy; with contributions from Chris Fisher and Andy Bezener, 2004
598.09773 / DEV

Egg & Nest
Rosamond Purcell, Linnea S. Hall, René Corado, 2008
598.25 / PUR

Bird Nests
Sharon A. Cohen, text; photography by Gerry Ellis, 1993
598.2 / COH


The Cold-Blooded

Life in the Undergrowth
David Attenborough, 2005
592 / ATT

Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians
Tim Halliday and Kraig Adler, editors, 2002
597.9 / FIR

Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois
Christopher A. Phillips, Ronald A. Brandon, Edward O. Moll, 1999
597.8 / PHI

Amphibians: The World of Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and Newts
Robert Hofrichter, editor, 2000
Q / 597.8 / AMP

The Frogs and Toads of North America: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification, Behavior, and Calls
Ian R. Hall and others, 2003
579.6 / EDI

The New Encyclopedia of Snakes
Chris Mattison, 2007
Q / 597.96 / MAT

Snakes of the United States and Canada
Carl H. Ernst, Evelyn M. Ernst, 2003
597.96 / ERN


Insects & Spiders

Spiders: The Ultimate Predators
Stephen Dalton, 2008
595.44 / DAL

A Guide to the Common Spiders of Illinois
Bennett Moulder, 1992
658.022 / STE

500 Insects: A Visual Reference
Stephen A. Marshall, 2008
595.7 / MAR

A Walk Around the Pond: Insects In and Over the Water
Gilbert Waldbauer, 2006
595.7 / WAL

The Dancing Bees: An Account of the Life and Senses of the Honey Bee
Karl von Frisch, 1966
595.7 / F

Dragonflies
Cynthia Berger, 2004
595.733 / BER

The Lives of Ants
Laurent Keller and Élisabeth Gordon, 2009
595.796 / KEL

500 Butterflies: Butterflies from Around the World
TKen Preston-Mafham, 2007
595.789 / PRE

Field Guide to Butterflies of Illinois
John K. Bouseman, James G. Sternburg, 2001
595.789 / BOU

Field Guide to Silkmoths of Illinois
John K. Bouseman, James G. Sternburg, 2002
595.78 / BOU

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