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Nonfiction reference for animals, books or plants specific to a regional area.

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The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

Encyclopedia of Fairies by Katharine M. Briggs

Fantasy Field Guides and Bestiaries

106 books — 14 voters

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America by David Allen Sibley

The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America... by National Geographic Society

Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding by Kenn Kaufman

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mammals by John O. Whitaker Jr.

Best Field Guides

180 books — 25 voters

The Bombshell Manual of Style by Laren Stover

Sex and the Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown

How To Be

15 books — 4 voters

The Plants of Acadia National Park by Glen H. Mittelhauser

Explorer's Guide to Wildlife Adventures by J.Z. Hunt

The Next Bend in the River by C.J. Stevens

The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by David Allen Sibley

Best Nature Guides for Northeastern North America

7 books — 2 voters

The Tomten and the Fox by Astrid Lindgren

The Nature Connection by Clare Walker Leslie

an unschooling mamas "must haves"

96 books — 8 voters

Incredible Wild Edibles by Samuel Thayer

Stalking the Healthful Herbs by Euell Gibbons

Favorite Edible and Medicinal Plant Books

39 books — 5 voters

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― Mike Correll, DY5TOPIA: A Field Guide to the Dark Universe of Chet Zar

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