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The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada
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This detailed and accessible field guide is ideal for naturalists, hikers, students, and anyone interested in the flora, fauna, and natural phenomena of the Sierra Nevada. Its practical design and breadth of topics also make it suitable for educators and researchers seeking a reliable reference in the field.
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The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada by John Muir Laws is a groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide that brings the rich variety of Sierra life—trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects—to life.
"There are lots of Sierra field guides, some specialized, some general, but this is the best both for beauty and usefulness." -Kim Stanley Robinson
Easy-to-use features include:
- Intuitive organisation, colour tabs, and simple keys
- Similar-looking species side by side
- Over 2,800 full-colour illustrations
- Range maps of species that are otherwise difficult to distinguish
- Index of common and scientific names
- Lightweight and compact—ideal for backpacking
Impressively detailed and comprehensive, the guide includes:
- More than 1,700 species
- Descriptions of behaviour, adaptations, and interactions between species
- Species and topics not found in most guides, including aquatic life, spiders and webs, plankton, plant galls, bark beetle galleries, animal tracks and evidence, seasonal star charts, weather patterns, and cloud formations
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781597140522
Publisher: Heyday Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 July 2007
Country: United States
Imprint: Heyday Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 114.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. Trained as a wildlife biologist and an associate of the California Academy of Sciences, he observes the world with rigorous attention. He looks for mysteries, plays with ideas, and seeks connections in all he sees. Attention, observation, curiosity, and creative thinking are not gifts, but skills that grow with training and deliberate practice. As an educator and author, Jack teaches techniques and supports routines that develop these skills to make them a part of everyday life.
Laws has written and illustrated several books including How to Teach Nature Drawing and Journaling (2020), The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling(2016), The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012), Sierra Birds: a Hiker's Guide (2004), The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada (2007), and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area (2009), all published by Heyday. He is a regular contributor to Bay Nature magazine with his "Naturalists Notebook" column.
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