Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
Leslie Day
€ 4.99
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
Paperback. Throw it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore. Illustrator(s): Klingler, Mark A. Num Pages: 356 pages, 216, 100 colour plates, 101 figures, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 646. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands-Manhattan, Staten, and Long. Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, reveals this amazing world in her Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. Combining the stunning paintings of Mark A. Klingler with a variety of photographs and maps, this book is a complete guide for the urban naturalist-with tips on identifying ... Read more
New York just might be the most biologically diverse city in temperate America. The five boroughs sit atop one of the most naturally rich sites in North America, directly under the Atlantic migratory flyway, at the mouth of a 300-mile-long river, and on three islands-Manhattan, Staten, and Long. Leslie Day, a New York City naturalist, reveals this amazing world in her Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. Combining the stunning paintings of Mark A. Klingler with a variety of photographs and maps, this book is a complete guide for the urban naturalist-with tips on identifying ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801886829
SKU
KMK0007566
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Leslie Day
Leslie Day is an environmental and life science educator at The Elisabeth Morrow School and an adjunct faculty member at Bank Street College of Education. She developed the City Naturalists Summer Institute with the Central Park Conservancy and has a doctorate in science education from Teachers College Columbia University. She and her husband live on a houseboat on the Hudson ... Read more
Reviews for Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
Dr. Day... A sort of Julia Child of nature.
Ellen Pall New York Times 2007 This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs. House and Garden 2007 Provides historic facts, photographs and maps to give a snapshot of the city's natural resources and to remind ... Read more
Ellen Pall New York Times 2007 This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs. House and Garden 2007 Provides historic facts, photographs and maps to give a snapshot of the city's natural resources and to remind ... Read more