Written and illustrated by Irene Brady
ISBN-10: 0915965-05-4
Spiralbound $19.95**
A comprehensive, field
guide/nature journal filled with information about the southern swamp
ecosystem.
Contains realistic, soft-edged pencil illustrations which
offer a detailed view of many of the most commonly seen plants and animals
of the southern swamps.
Includes directions to some of the best sites to view southern swamps.
from
The Midwest Book Review,
Reviewer's Bookwatch: February 2009, Burroughs' Bookshelf, John
Burroughs
"..."The Southern Swamp Explorer" is
informatively written and profusely illustrated by Irene Brady who
blends her impressively researched data with the skills of a natural
story teller.
The result is a compendium of information and facts about forty-six animals
associated with these wetland ecosystems. Of special note is the engaging
discussion of the characteristics of a swamp, how they are formed, the
different classifications of swamps, and the types of plants and wildlife to
be found in cypress swamps, as well as the hardwood forests, pine flatwoods,
and scrub lands that surround them.
Enhanced with a comprehensive four-page
index, "The Southern Swamp Explorer" is appropriate as a curriculum
suppliment for environmental studies and highly recommended for
non-specialist general readers ages 13 to adult."
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