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NATURALISTS YEAR: TWENTY FOUR OUTDOOR EXPLORATIONS
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Are all snowflakes really different? Why do sugar maple leaves turn brilliant red, not yellow? These and many other questions are answered by The Naturalists' Year, a guide for the naturally curious. Organized in 26 chapters corresponding to two-week intervals throughout the year, readers are given close-up investigations into nature, with in-depth discussions of biological, geological, botanical, and zoological phenomena that they can easily observe almost anywhere in the U.S. Beautifully illustrated with art and photos, and filled with interesting science projects and activities.
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SPRING.

Skunk Cabbage: The Warm-Blooded Plant of the Swamps.

Mating of the Mole Salamanders.

The Remarkable Migrations of Birds.

When Honey Bees Swarm.

Creatures in My Home.

Insect Adaptations for an Aquatic Existence.

SUMMER.

Herbal Medicines: A Pharmacy in Our Own Backyards.

The Contrivance by Which Flowers are Pollinated by Insects.

The Milkweed Community.

Life in the Arid Desert.

Camouflage and Mimicry: Defense Strategies for a Hostile World.

On the Trail of the Whitetail Deer.

AUTUMN.

How Animals Wage Chemical Warfare.

Seed Dispersal: Preparing for the Next Generation.

A Glimpse at Fungi.

Scrutinizing Spiders.

THE NATURALIST'S YEAR.

Feasting in the Fields.

Autumn Color and Falling Leaves.

WINTER.

Fossils: Stories in Stone.

Explorations of Snowflakes.

Blowing Winds and Drifting Snow.

Unraveling the Mysteries of Skeletons.

Coping with the Cold.

Under the Night Sky: Sights Beyond Our Solar System.

Appendix.

Index.

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