Reader's Digest Guide to North American Wildlife

This guide to North American wildlife is the equivalent of an entire shelf of guides. This 550-page book contains thousands of colorful pictures and fact-filled text on over 2,000 plants and animals. It does not show or describe every single species, but it highlights the ones that are common, impressive, or important in other ways. The book is divided into sections according to animal type, and name tags on each page identify which type of animal is being discussed. The sections include mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, invertebrates, trees and shrubs, wildflowers, non-flowering plants, and mushrooms. Each section has an introduction which explains how the section is organized and gives general identification tips. Range maps for every section show the general area the portrayed animals live in and habitat symbols serve as a shorthand to identifying which kind of habitat each animal lives in. A special section called Wildlife Communities is included, describing regions and explaining how animals interact. Pb. ~ Rachel