North American Wildlife: An Illustrated Guide to 2,000 Plants and Animals

by Reader's Digest Association

Birds and butterflies, ferns and frogs, mushrooms and mantra rays, seashells and salamanders---this 576 page book includes more than 2,000 plants and animals of all types. Spanning the land from Florida to the Northwest Territories, it embraces field forest, pond, and prairie-all the natural communities that make our North American flora and fauna so splendidly diverse.

North American Wildlife is both a valuable at-home reference and an extraordinarily usable guide to the most common and conspicuous wild plants and animals of our continent. Specially planned for quick and easy identification, it far surpasses other guides in so many ways.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature, Animals, Science, Field Guides, Reference

Hardcover

First published May 10, 2012

About the author

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. is a global media and direct marketing company based in Chappaqua, New York, best known for its flagship publication founded in 1922, Reader's Digest. The company's headquarters are in New York City, where it moved from Pleasantville, New York.

The company was founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace in 1922 with the first publication of Reader's Digest magazine, but has grown to include a diverse range of magazines, books, music, DVDs and online content.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very valuable guide full of pictures and information about North American mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, invertebrates, trees and shrubs, wildflowers, nonflowering plants and mushrooms. The pictures are very realistic, helping to make identification easier.

I borrowed this book from my friend and hate to give it back to her. I guess I will just have to purchase my own copy! I can see myself referring to this book quite often and regularly.

[Cody Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wild animals

[K Kriesel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish they would say the names of the people who used different plants for different purposes, rather than just "the Indians."

[Ardis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good reference for the most common species of flora and fauna in North America.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very beautiful and intricate, but difficult to navigate or find any of my local flora. Spent more time searching for the items than learning or reading about them.

[jebrahn · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extraordinary wildlife guide. This is The One.

the terrain of the text covers (with conversational, synoptic and succinct yet profound writing): ecosystems and wildlife communities, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, invertebrates, trees and shrubs, wildflowers, non-flowering plants, and mushrooms.

note to publisher and editor: one highly-sought-after and advisable upgrade for a next edition of printing is to include specific names of regional North American tribes rather than sufficing to blaketedly reference "The Indians" when refering to peoples who resourced (and who *continue to resource* -- we're still here) the plants, animals, and fungi included in the guide's text.

[Dawn Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Missing some common species of mammals for sure, but proving to be an excellent resource overall. The maps for each species of plant and animal are especially helpful.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a great resource. It is missing some species, most noticeably the blue whale and several species of bear and wolf. But still pretty comprehensive.

[Dr. Awkward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to browse through, useful to have as a reference, organized and enjoyable. There are some flora and fauna missing, and not all of those which are present have representative images, but most get covered.