subject: The Finders series of Field Guides [print this page] Author: naturestudyguild Author: naturestudyguild
Nature Study Guild Publishers publishes books and Field guides to help people understand better and enjoy the natural world and plants and animals of the United States and Canada. They have published Tree Finder and twenty-two other Finders Field Guides. They have published the Natural History Classic- Reading the Landscape of America by May Theilgaard Watts. Their field guides for identifying trees, berries, ferns, and flowers are all dichotomous keys and are widely used in schools, colleges and in nature programs to teach plant identification. What is a dichotomous key? A dichotomous key asks a series of questions about the plant you are trying to identify. Each question has two possibilities which makes you choose between them. Each choice leads you closer to the name of the species. (Dichotomous means dividing into two) Key guides enable you to observe the plant structures closely and help you learn which plants are closely related to each other. Educators believe dichotomous keys are the best tools for learning to identify plants. You can get more information about key guides when you read FAQs about their plant books in the website. The Finders series of Field Guides The Finders series includes 22 guides to identifying native plants and animals of the United States and Canada. These are 4 to 6 pocket-sized books, easier to use in the field. They are illustrated with line drawings that clearly show the important feature of the organism. Please e-mail Nature Study Guild Publishers at naturebooks@att.net for information about ordering by mail or with a purchase order. The Finders series have books for several regions of North America. They have books - For U.S. and Canada East of the Rockies For Pacific Coast Region For Rocky Mountains and the Great Basin For Southwestern Deserts For Star gazers across Canada and US (the book named Constellation Finder) How to order books? You can order books from Nature Study Guild Publishers: With a credit card: Order through their website from their online retailer CC Now. With a purchase order: Schools and other recognized institutions can order by fax, mail or phone. Bulk discounts are available. If you want to buy for resale check out the information for book sellers. With a check: Click the link on Nature Study Guilds web site to print an order form. The order form includes information about bulk discounts for large quantities. For all other information or a copy of the catalog please contact by phone or e-mail or check the website for all the other detailed information: http://home.att.net/~naturebooks/booksellers.htmlhttp://home.att.net/~naturebooks/orderformweb.pdf About the Author:
