"In the greenconscious world we live in today, parents realize the importance of teaching the lessons of green living, early on. With this book, parents can encourage their children to be ecologically friendly with fun lessons such as:The three Rs: reducing waste, reusing materials, and recyclingWhy we should keep the air, oceans, and forests pollutionfreeWhy organic food is tastier―and better―for you How to protect plants and animals Earth Day celebrationsComplete with tips for every day of the year―and activities for home, school, and during playtime―this book reveals how easy it is to be an ecofriendly family―and prepare for a better future together."

Product Description: Finger Lakes Almanac chronicles a year in the natural world of the beautiful Finger Lakes region, including information on frogs, insects, owls, stars and the lakes themselves. With this book, you will discover many of the hidden events that occur in the Finger Lakes region...read more

Product Description: Beginning artists are given easy step-by-step instructions on how to draw the wild animals of the Adirondacks. Birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and fish are included. Simple enough for a child to follow but complete enough to satisfy naturalists, parents, and classroom teachers...read more

Product Description: Describes the world's rain forests, their importance, plant and animal life, and conservation.

Product Description: How do birds stay warm in January? What causes meadows to become full of wildflowers in May? Why is August the best time for young animals to develop survival skills? And what is the primary reason brook trout spawn in October? In Adirondack Almanac, Tom Kalinowski chronicles a year in the natural world of the Adirondacks, vividly bringing to life the hidden events that occur there each month...read more

Product Description: Reveals how you can get off the beaten path, see the best of the Adirondacks with your kids and grandparents, too. Discover 23 of the Adirondacks' smaller, less publicized, but incredibly beautiful mountains. All the fascinating tours are described in detail with 84 photographs, 24 "how to get there" maps, and dozens of drawings of the various flora and fauna you'll see on your trips...read more

Invites young readers to count the animals and plants of the Adirondacks, from one mountain lion making tracks up Marcy and two aging aspens on the trail up Algonquin to forty-six crickets that chirp cheerfully on Coughsachraga.

Describes and depicts animal and plant life commonly found in Vermont, and includes information on nine Vermont nature preserves (view table of contents)

Product Description: All the common flora and fauna of the North Country plainly described and beautifully illustrated by Sheri Amsel in 260 drawings; 87 in full color, 173 in black and white. Conveniently arranged with details for each species directly opposite its illustration...read more

Covers soil, farm economics and labor, crop planning, equipment, green manures, tillage, organic fertilizers, pests, and livestock (view table of contents)

Illustrations and rhyming text depict a day-long walk through a marsh and introduce the plants and animals of a wetland environment

Product Description: Discusses the world's rain forests, their importance, plant and animal life, and conservation.

Discusses the plant and animal life of the world's mountains and the need to conserve mountain habitats.

Discusses the world's grasslands and their animals and the need to conserve them

Discusses the plant and animal life of the world's deserts and the need to conserve the earth's natural desert resources