"Superb photographs and drawings." -- Choice "Highly recommended." -- Library Journal The distinctive pok pok pok sound of a woodpecker makes them easy to hear and identify, and watching one at work
This comprehensive guide to all 28 species of North American woodpeckers offers species profiles for extant and extinct species. Each entry includes a lovely photograph of the starring bird and inform
A well-illustrated natural history of North American owls that includes detailed profiles and range maps of all 23 species, as well as their anatomy, adaptations, behavior, life cycle, communication
When the steamship Portland docked in Seattle's harbour in 1897, a group of scruffy men and women walked down the gangplank. There was nothing remarkable about them---except they were dragging sacks
Attracting tens of thousands of men and women hoping to strike it rich, the Klondike gold rush brought with it a frenzy of activity unlike anything the world had ever seen. The few children who lived
