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The everyday naturalist : how to identify animals, plants, and fungi wherever you go / Rebecca Lexa ; illustrations by Ricardo Macía Lalinde.

Summary:

"A step-by-step guide to identifying animals, plants, and fungi by learning how to spot and record key traits and characteristics, for nature lovers, amateur naturalists, and citizen scientists"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593835975
  • ISBN: 0593835972
  • Physical Description: 271 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: [Berkeley], California : Ten Speed Press, [2025]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Why do we need everyday naturalists? -- A brief history of nature identification in Western science -- Getting started with identification -- Heading into the field -- How to identify animals -- How to identify plants -- How to identify fungi -- Mistaken identities : slime molds, lichens, and other oddities -- Troubleshooting : confusing critters, wrong IDs, and more -- Using your powers for the forces of good : citizen science and science communication.
Subject: Nature study > Guidebooks.
Animals > Identification > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Plants > Identification > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fungi > Identification > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre: Guidebooks.
Handbooks and manuals.

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  • 12 of 23 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Madison Main Library 508 LEX (Text) 30229101392735 Adult New Nonfiction Checked out 08/27/2025

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