Verwandte Artikel zu Field Guide to the Grand Canyon

Field Guide to the Grand Canyon - Softcover

 
9780898864892: Field Guide to the Grand Canyon
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0898864895 ISBN 13: 9780898864892
Verlag: MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS, 1996

Inhaltsangabe


* Illustrated with more than 60 full-color illustration plates
* The only field guide of its kind for this popular destination
* Completely updated, compact volume

If you've ever marveled at the natural beauty of the Grand Canyon, you've probably thought about taking an up close and personal look at the area, too. Well, now you can! This fully updated edition of our popular field guide is both thorough and easy to use. A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon describes and illustrates the areas plants and animals, and offers fascinating in-depth information on the natural history and geology of this dramatic region.

Whether you're an active explorer or an armchair naturalist, you'll be certain to enjoy this colorful, informative trip through one of the United States' natural treasures. You'll find complete species information (including common and scientific names, notable features, and more) on more than 480 plants and animals is coupled with beautifully illustrated full-page plates for easy reference. Also included is a geologic history of the Canyon with illustrations detailing the formation of one of the world's great natural wonders.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

STEPHEN R. WHITNEY is the author of six books on natural history, including Western Forests (Knopf) and A Field Guide to the Grand Canyon (The Mountaineers Books). He is a former managing editor of the Sierra Club Bulletin, now Sierra, associate editor of The Mother Earth News, and contributing editor of Backpacker magazine. In addition, he was editorial manager of The Mountaineers Books for six years. A resident of Washington State since 1978, he and his wife live alongside a lovely river a few miles outside of Seattle.

„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Verlag
MOUNTAINEERS BOOKS
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0898864895
ISBN 13 
9780898864892
Einband
Taschenbuch
Zeichner
Whitney Stephen R.
Anzahl der Seiten
272
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Nicht verfügbar
Verantwortliche Person
Nicht verfügbar